The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP, is today's professional membership association for UK's counselors and psychotherapists, a branch of the Standing Conference for the Advancement of Counselling. Originally it included only counseling, but in September of 2000 it branched out to include psychotherapy with the BACP name change from the British Association […]

Art therapy is simply the professional therapeutic ability to use artwork that has been done by individuals who desire personal development. This development has not been able to be achieved, due to trauma, personal crisis, illness, and certain challenges that have affected their life.
People of all ages use art therapy, done by a professional […]

The need for a worldwide Art Therapy Association began when art therapy became recognized for its valuable contributions in the therapy field. This required a global and local base that offered an exchange of information for artists, educators, therapists, and other fields. Simultaneously, the Art Therapy Association would set standards for the analyzing of art […]

Child art therapy involves different practices in education, rehabilitation and psychotherapy. A successful field today where art is incorporated into the psychotherapy, child art therapy is used as a means for children and their art therapist to not only visual the unconscious but also to eventually recognize it on a conscious level. Used to […]

Markers and Crayons: Not Just for Kids
Have you ever watched a young child drawing with markers or crayons on a blank piece of paper?  They seem to be able to let go and scribble with an abandon rarely matched by an adult.  And why would an adult want to doodle for no reason?  Because there […]

Clip art has quickly become an acceptable usage for sound concepts, high-quality illustrations, and the quality of its execution. It has to say what is wanted and how it needs to be represented–immediately. Massage therapy clip art represents a new field of healing and stress reduction, with the massage practitioners using it to promote […]

Who Is The Art Therapist?
The profession of art therapist is not a new one, but it is one that is not familiar to many people.  Art therapists are professional therapists who have extensive training in both art and psychotherapy.  In order to be an art therapist, a person must hold a master’s degree in either […]

Therapeutic Processes in Art Therapy
Art therapists, like other therapists, use several different therapeutic processes to analyze and treat emotional problems in their patients.  Unlike other therapists, however, art therapists’ have therapeutic techniques that center on having the patient create and interpret art pieces.  This can help the patient gain personal insight as well as help […]