Group art therapy activities

One of my favourite books for leading expressive arts groups is "Art Therapy for Groups" by Marian Liebmann. Originally published in 1986 and revised in 2004, this book explains how to implement art exercises in group settings. My first therapeutic art group consisted of middle-aged adults with acquired brain injuries, and I referred to this book every week for two years. I often reflect upon how deeply we can emotionally heal within groups. Some of the healing factors of group work…

If you’re looking for some ideas for group therapy activities, scribble swap drawings can be fun and stimulate good reflection and discussion from the art process. Materials:PaperPencilsOther drawing media – colored pens, markers, crayons, colored pencils, pastels, etcPaint (maybe – I find that paint tends to lead to longer projects, so be aware of this …

Help your teenager express their emotions using art! Art therapy activities for teens is an easy way to help your teens work through hard feelings and express themselves. We’ve got 25 ideas to get your teens drawing, painting, sculpting and more. Perfect for homeschool art classes.

Letting go of things can be hard. Whether it’s past trauma, a loss we are grieving, unhealthy relationships, or destructive thinking, it can be challenging to find the balance between honoring what we have been through but no longer letting it define us. One of the valuable aspects of art therapy is the experiential nature. …

Use our Art Therapy Worksheets to help your client unleash their creativity when expressing emotions, thoughts, or interests.

One of my favorite self-portrait interventions is what I like to call the Inside Out/Outside In self-portrait. The point of the exercise is for clients to draw and/or write about themselves (their …

Dual Self Portraits in Art Therapy