Types of art in art therapy

Art therapy is so free that it allows you to use all the types of art you want. These are the ones that I have used so far but, as always, I am open to continue integrating new arts to this list.

Check them out to see some examples of how they can be used! 🌻

Music

Rhythms with objects
Singing
Vocal sounds
Music as a guide to visualize / create
Combination with body movement
Creation of sounds associated with ideas / sensations

Drawing/painting

Intuitive drawing
Drawing as a quick possibility to capture sensations
Drawing as a quick way to capture ideas
Intuitive painting
Collage
Origami

Writing

Creative writing
Story creation
Escape route for sensations
Brainstorming / emotions
Writing emotional letters
Dramatized reading

Cinema

Visual composition
Creation of spaces
Storytelling tool
Using the camera as a moving mirror
Creation of scenes

Dancing

Free body expression
Explore movements
Performance through dance
Discovery / interaction with space
Direct contact with the body
Interaction with music multiplying sensations

Photography

Creative photography
Using the camera as a mirror
Tool to connect with the past
Create from an image
Personal identification using an image

Theatre

Improvisation
Intuitive actuation
Tool to put yourself in someone else’s place
Role play / masks
Creation of spaces
Scene direction
Mime

Design

Design of spaces
Object design
Symbolic person design
Creative composition design
Sketches of ideas or emotions

Sculpture

Creation in clay
Building objects
Construction of spaces
Building ideas
Plasticine expression
Emotional expression through sculpture