Challenges will arise that encourage social collaboration, self-expression, creative thinking, compromise, and distress tolerance. Each week, the story will build on itself, offering compounding opportunities for therapeutic growth… and fun! We welcome children (ages 9-12) with a diversity of lived experiences including gender identity, race, neurotype, body type, family structure, and beyond. No TRPG experience necessary!
Challenges will arise that encourage social collaboration, self-expression, creative thinking, compromise, and distress tolerance. Each week, the story will build on itself, offering compounding opportunities for therapeutic growth… and fun! We welcome children (ages 9-12) with a diversity of lived experiences including gender identity, race, neurotype, body type, family structure, and beyond. No TRPG experience necessary!
Ignite creative fire, undomesticated courage, and cohesive wholeness through a 4-D Wheel intensive for women with depth psychologist Roxanne Partridge. This workshop is happening August 30-September 4, 2026. See link for details and registration: https://embodyperiod.com/wilddare-omega/
Ignite creative fire, undomesticated courage, and cohesive wholeness through a 4-D Wheel intensive for women with depth psychologist Roxanne Partridge. This workshop is happening August 30-September 4, 2026. See link for details and registration: https://embodyperiod.com/wilddare-omega/
Explore the caretaker/infant relationship through movement, play, songs and story. Meredith Casimiro, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, will guide you through developmentally appropriate movement that may encourage bonding, connection and play. Parents and caregivers will have space to connect, ask questions and share their care taking experiences. infants: encouraging bonding and connection soothing and regulating nervous systems in the parent/infant dyad, digestion solutions, tummy time and more. crawlers/approaching walkers: encouraging bonding and connection, developmentally appropriate play/movement and songs, and more. Walkers: exploring independence and bonding through movement, play, songs and stories.
Sessions will include verbal psychotherapy that is supported by movement, breath, art, and writing all in an effort to support your personal therapeutic goals.
Explore the caretaker/infant relationship through movement, play, songs and story. Meredith Casimiro, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, will guide you through developmentally appropriate movement that may encourage bonding, connection and play. Parents and caregivers will have space to connect, ask questions and share their care taking experiences. infants: encouraging bonding and connection soothing and regulating nervous systems in the parent/infant dyad, digestion solutions, tummy time and more. crawlers/approaching walkers: encouraging bonding and connection, developmentally appropriate play/movement and songs, and more. Walkers: exploring independence and bonding through movement, play, songs and stories.
This group provides individual, family and parenting support to those as young as 3mos to early adulthood.
NY Licensed LCAT, CT Licensed LPC, Nationally Credentialed as a Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC)
This group provides individual, family and parenting support to those as young as 3mos to early adulthood.
Within each art class, we explore an individual’s artistic skills to continuously build their creativity and development in not just art and craft projects but in their communication skills and to help enhance their self-esteem. Art can be a unique and creative approach to further an individual’s ability to communicate their feelings and emotions for themselves and others in a new way. All sessions in art are small in size to address the needs of every participant and are based on skills and projects for their age level. ALL art supplies for the projects during the sessions are included in the fee.
Hosted by Melissa Bianchini
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
I have been trained and hold certifications as a Certified Animal Assited Therapist/Trainer, Art Therapy Practitioner, Trauma-Informed Therapist, Clinical Neuro/Biofeedback Practitioner, and Inteactive Metronome Practitioner
Within each art class, we explore an individual’s artistic skills to continuously build their creativity and development in not just art and craft projects but in their communication skills and to help enhance their self-esteem. Art can be a unique and creative approach to further an individual’s ability to communicate their feelings and emotions for themselves and others in a new way. All sessions in art are small in size to address the needs of every participant and are based on skills and projects for their age level. ALL art supplies for the projects during the sessions are included in the fee.
Online Groups
This therapy group will meet weekly, and will include mindful and somatic based directives as well as art therapy directives, to support particiapnts in coping with long term chronic illness.
Mind/Body processing using somatics and art therapy will be the cornerstone of your relational and humanistic work with me.
This therapy group will meet weekly, and will include mindful and somatic based directives as well as art therapy directives, to support particiapnts in coping with long term chronic illness.
The virtual Creative Arts Group for Children ages 6 to 10 offers a supportive space for kids to explore their feelings, build confidence, and connect with others through hands-on art-making. Each session incorporates creative activities designed to enhance emotional expression, self-compassion, and resilience in a fun and nurturing environment. No prior art experience is needed—just imagination and curiosity! Children will need art supplies, such as paper, markers, crayons, play-dough, or modeling clay.
The virtual Creative Arts Group for Children ages 6 to 10 offers a supportive space for kids to explore their feelings, build confidence, and connect with others through hands-on art-making. Each session incorporates creative activities designed to enhance emotional expression, self-compassion, and resilience in a fun and nurturing environment. No prior art experience is needed—just imagination and curiosity! Children will need art supplies, such as paper, markers, crayons, play-dough, or modeling clay.
Whether it is a caregiver to a parent or spouse, this art-based group is a space to share the complexities of the caregiver role and to have support, free from judgment with others who understand what being a caregiver means.
Hosted by Westchester Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR
Group meets in Cross River, NY 10518
Whether it is a caregiver to a parent or spouse, this art-based group is a space to share the complexities of the caregiver role and to have support, free from judgment with others who understand what being a caregiver means.
For those who need support moving through daily stress using the arts can help you separate from your problems and learn skills to move forward. In a safe space exploration of complex issues and feelings and art can help unite clients and open conversation.
Hosted by CMA Art Therapy
Art Therapist, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LPAT, ATCS
Group meets in Brooklyn, NY 11231
I normally work through psychotherapy and art psychotherapy.
For those who need support moving through daily stress using the arts can help you separate from your problems and learn skills to move forward. In a safe space exploration of complex issues and feelings and art can help unite clients and open conversation.
This series will give women the opportunity to foster their personal growth and creative selves through guided art-making. Art therapy with the community of circle, is a conduit for healing and for providing a means of connecting to unspoken aspects of ourselves on a more visceral level.
Hosted by Westchester Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR
Group meets in Cross River, NY 10518
This series will give women the opportunity to foster their personal growth and creative selves through guided art-making. Art therapy with the community of circle, is a conduit for healing and for providing a means of connecting to unspoken aspects of ourselves on a more visceral level.
Provide support and connect with other girls through Art & help build each other's confidence in the process. This group will focus on the concept of Self-Love & learning to be more Compassionate with oneself.
Provide support and connect with other girls through Art & help build each other's confidence in the process. This group will focus on the concept of Self-Love & learning to be more Compassionate with oneself.
This group is designed to empower middle schoolers experiencing anxiety by blending creativity, self-expression, and skill-building to support their interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, and emotional growth. Through interactive activities and creative exploration, participants will: learn to identify and express emotions in mindful and creative ways, enhance their relationships with peers by building empathy and practicing perspective-taking, cooperation, and compromise, foster self-confidence and self-acceptance in a supportive, collaborative environment, and explore artistic mediums to encourage self-discovery and meaningful self-expression.
This group is designed to empower middle schoolers experiencing anxiety by blending creativity, self-expression, and skill-building to support their interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, and emotional growth. Through interactive activities and creative exploration, participants will: learn to identify and express emotions in mindful and creative ways, enhance their relationships with peers by building empathy and practicing perspective-taking, cooperation, and compromise, foster self-confidence and self-acceptance in a supportive, collaborative environment, and explore artistic mediums to encourage self-discovery and meaningful self-expression.
Providing In Person groups! Tabletop game therapy can challenge teens (13-17) to build social skills and address symptoms of social anxiety and/or depression. Through a person-centered approach, the group utilizes a combination of psychodrama, game-therapy, art-therapy, and role-play to help teens build self-confidence and discover self-worth. Under the direction of licensed clinician Joe Atanasio, PsyD, teens will engage in a problem solving game-adventure which encourages team work, self-reflection, and overcoming personal fears.. Sessions are $80/per for a total of 10 weeks. Currently accepting Aetna and Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance for group.
Providing In Person groups! Tabletop game therapy can challenge teens (13-17) to build social skills and address symptoms of social anxiety and/or depression. Through a person-centered approach, the group utilizes a combination of psychodrama, game-therapy, art-therapy, and role-play to help teens build self-confidence and discover self-worth. Under the direction of licensed clinician Joe Atanasio, PsyD, teens will engage in a problem solving game-adventure which encourages team work, self-reflection, and overcoming personal fears.. Sessions are $80/per for a total of 10 weeks. Currently accepting Aetna and Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance for group.
Group meets weekly for 90 minutes to support members in active healthy intentional coping w loss and bereavement. Anyone in grief age 16 or older is welcome. We have prompts for discussion and occasional art therapy projects or other group activities and sometimes a guest speaker. Naturally grieving people express and exhibit sadness, anger, loss, and solemnity at times but we try to keep the tone light when possible and the focus on supporting each other and adapting to a new reality not solely the pain.
Group meets weekly for 90 minutes to support members in active healthy intentional coping w loss and bereavement. Anyone in grief age 16 or older is welcome. We have prompts for discussion and occasional art therapy projects or other group activities and sometimes a guest speaker. Naturally grieving people express and exhibit sadness, anger, loss, and solemnity at times but we try to keep the tone light when possible and the focus on supporting each other and adapting to a new reality not solely the pain.
The next group begins in April. This group meets once a week online- and is a combination of Meditation, Art making, and Manifestation Rituals. This is a women's group dedicated to strengthening intuition, reducing anxiety, and initiating life change.
The next group begins in April. This group meets once a week online- and is a combination of Meditation, Art making, and Manifestation Rituals. This is a women's group dedicated to strengthening intuition, reducing anxiety, and initiating life change.
This restorative workshop is offered weekly to adults to help support self-care, self-awareness, and self-respect. Participants will be guided through a movement-based drawing process that uses chalk pastels & oil crayons to create marks with both hands simultaneously and with eyes closed. Participants will be introduced to various movements that help release tension and reach a feeling of wholeness to help further support body mindfulness and appreciation. Bilateral drawing has roots in trauma processing and can help release stored feelings and emotions, develop self-regulation techniques, and empower participants to find resilience within themselves.
A Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) is a credential that allows individuals to practice psychotherapy using expressive modalities (such as visual art).
This restorative workshop is offered weekly to adults to help support self-care, self-awareness, and self-respect. Participants will be guided through a movement-based drawing process that uses chalk pastels & oil crayons to create marks with both hands simultaneously and with eyes closed. Participants will be introduced to various movements that help release tension and reach a feeling of wholeness to help further support body mindfulness and appreciation. Bilateral drawing has roots in trauma processing and can help release stored feelings and emotions, develop self-regulation techniques, and empower participants to find resilience within themselves.
A group where creative people share their creative work and issues surrounding their work with like-minded individuals. You can receive feedback, emotional support, and find a community of musicians, actors, painters, poets, chefs, skaters, etc., who are also working on themselves and dedicated to their craft. This is for people with a committed creative practice (though not necessarily a full-time professional). This group is appropriate for people who are dealing with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
A group where creative people share their creative work and issues surrounding their work with like-minded individuals. You can receive feedback, emotional support, and find a community of musicians, actors, painters, poets, chefs, skaters, etc., who are also working on themselves and dedicated to their craft. This is for people with a committed creative practice (though not necessarily a full-time professional). This group is appropriate for people who are dealing with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.
Are you feeling stressed about the political shift? Do you find yourself scrolling the news and current events? Do you feel stuck in a freeze state and unsure of what to do? You’re not alone! This virtual group offers a supportive space for individuals struggling with anxiety related to the current political climate. Facilitated by a licensed art psychotherapist, it focuses on building coping strategies, promoting emotional resilience, and providing a sense of community amidst uncertainty. Participants explore how political events impact their metal health, learn to manage stress, and gain tools to navigate challenging discussions with greater confidence.
As an Art Therapist, I integrate mindfulness, parts work, and narrative storytelling to support healing and self-awareness.
Are you feeling stressed about the political shift? Do you find yourself scrolling the news and current events? Do you feel stuck in a freeze state and unsure of what to do? You’re not alone! This virtual group offers a supportive space for individuals struggling with anxiety related to the current political climate. Facilitated by a licensed art psychotherapist, it focuses on building coping strategies, promoting emotional resilience, and providing a sense of community amidst uncertainty. Participants explore how political events impact their metal health, learn to manage stress, and gain tools to navigate challenging discussions with greater confidence.
Join us for a virtual online support group discussing matters of the body and our personal relationships with food. Embark in exploring and learning various techniques to nourish the mind, body, soul a This support group will foster a creative and spiritual approach through a mindfulness based lens, the use of art therapy, and deep discussions of how food, body, culture, holistic nutrition and wellness can intersect with our well-being and Self.
Hosted by The Empowerment Opportunity
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DSW
Group meets in New York, NY 10065
Join us for a virtual online support group discussing matters of the body and our personal relationships with food. Embark in exploring and learning various techniques to nourish the mind, body, soul a This support group will foster a creative and spiritual approach through a mindfulness based lens, the use of art therapy, and deep discussions of how food, body, culture, holistic nutrition and wellness can intersect with our well-being and Self.
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How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.