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Since the beginning of the pandemic, The Art Therapy Project have offered our existing clients TeleArt Therapy sessions and currently serve 9 ongoing groups. This shift has definitely changed the art therapy experience, however, our clients are adjusting quickly and finding it just as beneficial as before. We spoke to art therapist, Joshua Brancheau ATR-BC, LCAT to hear how clients are coping and to gain a little more insight into this new virtual setting. Click hear to watch his response to our new TeleArt Therapy format.

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We had originally planned for this week to be a kickoff to Pride Month, celebrating the resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community standing strong despite a history of discrimination and oppression. However, in light of the most recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, we cannot remain silent on this issue…

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1. Focus on what IS within your control.

2. Establish a routine, even including small everyday activities. Having a routine that you adhere to will provide you with a sense of control.

3. Separate your workspace from your living space. Ensure that within your home, you have clear places that you dedicate certain activities to.

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The #body internalizes #tension and #anxiety in ways that can become harmful to one’s #health and well-being, especially during times of heightened #stress. Gemma Burgio, ATR-BC LCAT of the Art Therapy Practice reminds us of the importance of #physical #self care when she advises, “Make time to do good things for your body: move, drink water, take a nice hot shower, put on something that makes you feel good.” Valeria Koutmina ATR-BC LCAT adds, “Catch up on #sleep, #eat as well as you can, and get #outside safely.”

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At a time where the majority of the population is home-bound and seeking a #grounding #perspective to #cope with all of the daily societal #changes happening in response to the health #crisis, #mindfulness can be a particularly helpful approach.

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The global COVID-19  pandemic has affected everyone on both physical and emotional levels. We polled our team of Creative Arts Therapists from The Art Therapy Project and The Art Therapy Practice to see how they are creatively coping with social distancing, self isolation, and this new era of uncertainty through a lens of creativity, mindfulness, and self care.

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The stigma around mental health is an overarching issue in the field of therapy. There is a social stigma, which involves the prejudiced attitudes toward therapy, and there is a self-perceived stigma on the idea of receiving therapy.

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As an art therapist, cultural sensitivity is extremely important. We all come from different backgrounds, values and belief systems, and providing a space free of judgement is crucial to creating an effective support system. However, we are all human and mistakes do happen. Art therapists need to be open, understanding and responsible for their actions, because it teaches clients to adapt a similar awareness to others.

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Can I do art therapy myself? Isn’t making art therapeutic therefore art therapy? The Art Therapy Project hears these questions all of the time and it’s important for us, as art therapists, to differentiate between art therapy and therapeutic art-making.

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The recent surge of coloring books and their faulty marketing as a form of art therapy have sparked debate within the art therapy community and the public at large. We interviewed one of our art therapists, Suzanne Deisher, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, to get her insight on whether coloring books serve as a form of art therapy or serve as a therapeutic mechanism.

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