Creative/Expressive Arts Therapies consist of an array of
creative and artistic processes to promote therapeutic
emotional growth and healing. It utilizes the creative process
as a tool to initiate change. This includes visual arts such as
painting and drawing, poetry, play, dance/movement,
music/rhythm form the basis of expression. These “keys” to
our unconscious mind work directly with our emotional body
for healing.
 

Resources:
Dance Movement Therapy and Movement Based Expressive Arts Therapy:

The Tamalpa Institute: Movement-based Expressive Arts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeBz8GcEVek

Authentic Movement: Expressions of the inner landscape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvxN-vUFRzM

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Produced by the ADTA: The American Dance Therapy Association
Katie’ Story: Dance/Movement Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqD3WvPX1X8

Dance Movement Therapy and Anxiety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnSKiPTJIDM

Art Therapy:
How Does Art Therapy Heal the Soul? | The Science of Happiness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN2rTaFUlxs