therapy painting

Have you ever noticed how expressive arts therapy is calming and peaceful? Have you ever come home from a long work day in front of the computer and needed an outlet that wasn’t a screen? Engaging in art techniques can clear the mind, let us put feelings and thoughts onto paper or canvas, and leave us feeling accomplished and calm. It’s a great option for people who experience any sort of stress or upset in their lives, however big or small. 

To do art therapy, you can either take a nondirected or directed approach. A nondirected approach is flexible, and less structured than a directed approach. For example, you would draw, paint, color, or sculpt without guidelines. A directed approach is more structured in the sense that you choose an art therapy activity that relates to certain feelings and emotions. With either approach, your feelings are expressed, and your stress levels decrease. The benefits of art therapy are provided in both approaches. Here are some examples of art therapy activities related to feelings and emotions that you can try: 

• Paint or draw your emotions. Here, you want to think about how you are feeling and put that feeling into paper, however you see it.
• Create an emotion wheel. You’ll want to use lots of color for this activity! Label each emotion with a color that fits for you.
• Design a postcard that you will never send. This activity helps with releasing anger in a way that never has to be presented to someone else.
• Coloring books for emotions. You can buy, or print, certain coloring pages that were created to release emotions.

Paint with Acrylics

Every Wednesday kl 15:00, with Emma.

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