art therapy
Noun
Meaning
art therapy (usually uncountable, plural art therapies)
The use of creative activities related to the visual arts to improve physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being.
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Examples
Art therapy Jung proposed that art can be used to alleviate or contain feelings of trauma, fear, or anxiety and also to repair, restore and heal.
Art therapy is a way for a client and the therapist to create a metaphor for self, a token that is separate — yet accessible — for a conversation of the self.
Art therapy and music therapy, another holistic treatment method, allows individuals to "communicate" deep-seated feeling through creative expression.
“Art therapy helps take your mind off the whole process.