Anyone can participate in Art Therapy regardless of artistic skill, background, age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, or cultural identity. Art Therapy creates a judgment-free space for experimentation, growth, regulation, connection and play.

Art Therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy that utilises creative processes to help improve wellbeing within a safe therapeutic relationship. It is non-verbal in nature, helping explore feelings that may feel big or difficult to express with words alone, making it an accessible, autonomous, and empowering therapeutic intervention.

Art therapists, as mental health professionals, employ integrative techniques to assist individuals to practise mindfulness, regulate the nervous system, enhance neuroplasticity, rewire neural pathways, improve emotional regulation and communication skills, enhance self-compassion and understanding, and nurture self-discovery and self-esteem. Unlike art classes, the emphasis remains on the reflective art making process and the therapeutic relationship, not the final product.

To learn more about Art Therapy, visit the ANZACATA website.