Expressive Arts/ Sand tray

Expressive arts can be used in the therapy process to enrich the therapy journey. Using art as a medium of expression taps into a part of the brain that evokes emotion. Art may be used for clients who find it difficult to emote and tend to stay more cognitive. This form of expression can also be useful when words aren't forthcoming or, are inadequate to represent and explore your experience.

Expressive arts can take the form of collage, working with clay, using puppets or the toys in the playroom, creative writing or sand tray. Sand tray therapy utilizes a small box of sand and a collection of miniatures. Creating a miniature world or story in the sand tray allows for more distant and safer processessing of experience.