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Art Therapy
According to the American Art Therapy Association “Art therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship. Art therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensorimotor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change.” Rise and Thrive Art Therapists are trained at the Master’s level and hold art therapy credentials (ART-P, ATR, or ATR-BC). They strive to support clients’ treatment goals through using the expressive therapies continuum to aid client in accessing verbal and non-verbal processing to work towards meeting their treatment goals. Rise and Thrive Art Therapists continue to receive Art Therapy specific training and supervision in order to provide the highest level of care for their clients.