Art Therapy and Somatic Drawing

About this course

This course is delving into Art Therapy and Somatic Drawing techniques that you can use with your clients or just for yourself. The course has three parts.The first part of the course talks about the generic and commonly used Art Therapy. Where you need to provide the client with an exercise, supervise them, and help them interpret their artwork. Please remember that to engage in Art Therapy you and/or your clients don't need to be artistically skilled or trained. The art created during such a process is the representation of life, emotions, thoughts, and situations. Should not be judged or criticized.In Part 1, I provide you with a variety of examples of exercises for generic Art Therapy, and in Part 2 I talk about the application of Art Therapy with Couples. and in Part 3 we delve into Somatic Drawing which is done mainly with eyes closed and by experiencing the feeling of drawing on something instead of thinking of what you want to draw or what it looks like on paper. I present you with different shapes and exercises to use during the treatment. Some for calming down, some for releasing pent-up energy, and for boundary creation. This somatic approach helps your brain hemispheres to work better together so it can address body coordination issues and heal trauma through repetitive movements. It's a very good approach, especially for acute trauma where your client doesn't need to speak about traumatic events. Lastly, we talk about storing the artwork and more practical details when it comes to all approaches.

Course objectives

• Introduce various exercises for Art Therapy
• Demonstrate how Somatic Drawing can aid in trauma recovery
• Provide practical advice for storing and handling artwork