Creative Therapy

Art therapy is a mental health professions that

uses the creative process of art making to
improve and enhance the physical, mental and
emotional well-being of individuals of all ages.
 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your
Mind, Body and Spirit Sing
Emotions Relaxation
◦ Draw or paint your emotions ◦ Paint to music
◦ Create an emotion wheel ◦ Make a scribble drawing
◦ Make a stress painting ◦ Finger paint
◦ Put together a journal ◦ Make a mandala
◦ Make sock puppets ◦ Draw in the dark
 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your
Mind, Body and Spirit Sing
Happiness
◦ Draw your vision of a perfect day
◦ Take photographs of things you think are
beautiful
◦ Make a drawing related to a quote you like
◦ Create a drawing that represents freedom
◦ Document a spiritual experience
Portraits
◦ Create a future self-portrait
◦ Draw a bag self-portrait
◦ Choose the people who matter most to you
in life and create unique art for each
◦ Draw a portrait of someone who changed
your life
◦ Create an image that represents how you
think others see you
 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your
Mind, Body and Spirit Sing
Trauma and Unhappiness Collaging
◦ Draw a place where you feel safe ◦ Create a motivational collage
◦ Create a mini-diorama ◦ Create a face collage on a mask
◦ Create a collage of your worries ◦ Create a clutter collage
◦ Draw something that scares you ◦ Create a calming collage
◦ Turn your illness into art ◦ Collage a painting
 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your
Mind, Body and Spirit Sing
Self
◦ Draw images of your good traits
◦ Draw yourself as an animal
◦ Create a timeline and draw the most
significant moments in your life
◦ Put together a jungle animal collage
◦ Sculpt your ideal self
Gratitude
◦ Document your gratitude visually
◦ Create a family tree of strength
◦ Make something for someone else
◦ Make anchor art
◦ Draw all the positive things in your life
 Art Therapy Exercises to Make Your
Mind, Body and Spirit Sing
Inside the Mind Miscellaneous

◦ Create a blot art ◦ Use natural materials

◦ Map your brain ◦ Build an archetype
◦ Make a dream catcher ◦ Use your body as a canvas
◦ Draw your dreams ◦ Sculpt spirit figures
◦ Make art out of recycled items
References
◦ 100 art therapy exercises to make your mind, body and Spirit Sing. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2021,
from https://www.fellowshiphall.com/2018/11/100-art-therapy-exercises-to-make-your-mind-body-
and-spirit-sing/
◦ What is Art Therapy?: What is art therapy, art Therapy ACTIVITIES, creative Arts therapy. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 19, 2021, from https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/191614159117757972/