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Expressive arts as therapy uses a combination of the creative arts and psychology to help clients with their. There are four main techniques a therapist may use:

• Music therapy, which can involve playing, singing, listening or moving to music
• Arts therapy, such as painting, drawing, sculpting and other art forms
• Dance therapy, which involves different types of dance or movement
• Writing therapy, which can take the form of keeping a journal or writing poetry

Because expressive arts as therapy involves such diverse approaches, a therapist can easily tailor it to a client’s needs. For example, when treating a child with behavioural issues, a therapist might get them to finger paint and then freely talk about their experience.

You or your child don’t need training in the arts to benefit from expressive arts as therapy. It’s about doing the activity, not the results. Lex will help you or your child use the expressive arts to process and share feelings or memories that might be difficult to talk about in traditional talking therapy approaches.

That’s why expressive arts as therapy can be highly beneficial for children and adults with a wide range of conditions, such as behavioural issues, autism, other developmental conditions, depression or anxiety.