Shannon Halligan uses art to help a wide range of people Working through emotions, traumas and everyday life is hard. Art can help. Shannon Halligan is a creative art therapist in Rochester, NY. who ...

In the past few weeks, SVA’s first-year art therapy students have been exploring the role of digital art therapy and telehealth in clinical practice. The landscape of digital art therapy is constantly ...

Have you ever had pent-up stress that you couldn’t express in words? Or feelings you didn’t want to share because they felt too painful or shameful? Art therapy is one way to release stress. It’s all ...

The creation of art has been a healing technique for millennia, evidence of which can be found in many cultures and traditions all over the world. But only recently, in the 1940s, did art and ...

What Is Expressive Arts Therapy? First, let us begin by understanding what expressive arts therapy is. “EXA is a holistic mental health approach that uses art, movement, music, drama, and writing to ...

Art is a powerful tool for mental health wellness, offering a creative outlet that can reduce stress, enhance emotional expression and promote healing — qualities that are especially important for ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can occur after a person experiences psychological trauma. Typically, PTSD treatment involves certain types of therapy, which ...