"Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know." -Chödrön
Art Therapy Collective
ATC is a private practice utilizing creativity and psychotherapy to address issues of anxiety, trauma, depression, relationship and life difficuluties, and identity exploration.
ATC integrates neuroscientific and somatic technique to heal from the challenges of adverse life events and relational challenges through psycho education, identity exploration, and creativity development.
What is Art Therapy all about?
Perhaps you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots.
- Rumi
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy is a comprehensive mental health service that integrates a creative approach to psychotherapy. Art Therapy enhances embodied experience through self-esteem and resilience building and reducing stress and cortisol levels. ATC identifies and dismantles obstacles through the development of self-awareness and self expression to create sustainable coping mechanisms. Learn more about ATC's clinical approach on our About page.
How is Art Therapy different from traditional talk therapy?
It can be difficult to recognize let alone verbalize challenging emotions. The impact of traumatic life experiences on the nervous system in conjunction with societal norms that stigmatize mental health create obstacles in addressing these issues. Art Therapy challenges stigmas through integrative methods to engage our whole selves in ways that are distinct from verbal articulation alone. Through creative learning and expression, these opportunities invite communication, which can help us to move through challenges while enhancing a sense of safety and self esteem.
What are the benefits of Art Therapy?
Art Therapy builds self-understanding to increase emotional resilience and frustration tolerance. ATC's clinical approach aims to express and organize thoughts and feelings to truly explore our behaviors. Once we build an awareness of what we are doing and why, together we can create meaningful shifts to acknowledge challenges, seek creative means to improve quality of life, and ultimately increase our capacity for joy.
