“Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages.
It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight.
Art therapy integrated the fields of human development, visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art forms), and the creative process with models of counseling and psychotherapy.
Prior knowledge or experience about art or creative arts therapy is not necessary.”
New Jersey Art Therapy Association
What Is EMDR?
EMDR is an abbreviation for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. It is an innovative form of counseling that links many successful elements of a variety of therapeutic approaches in combination with eye movements or other forms of bi-lateral stimulations. The eye movements help to effectively stimulate the brain’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) system, which may generate significant improvements in a short period of time.
This therapy can help with both the healing of psychological pain and physical discomfort related to trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues and other life events. It is used to effectively treat both upsetting past events and present life conditions.
Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., developed EMDR in 1987 and to date over 200,000 mental health therapists in 52 countries have been trained.
Marie has been trained by the Trauma Recovery EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Program or the EMDR Institute and has received Part I and Part II intensive training, practicum and consultation.
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