How Eco/Art Therapy is Helpful
Art therapy is suitable for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, and can be done individually or in groups.
Some of the ways that Art Therapy may be helpful:
Release tension and reduce symptoms of stress
Discover ways to regulate strong emotions
Improve communication skills
Establish creative approaches to problem solving and mindfulness
Attend to and decrease anxiety
Foster and build self-awareness and sense of self-worth/identity/belonging
Enhances fine motor skills
Fosters development of healthy relationships
Addresses past trauma
Supports psycho-somatic connection and embodied growth
Assists with grief and loss
Offers sensory regulation and integration
Offers new perspective and ways of making meaning inc. overall understanding of Self
Improves capacity to focus
Develops approaches to conflict resolution
Ecotherapy offers healing for both the physical and psychological ailments of the human condition by reestablishing a strong connection with the natural world of which we are fundamentally a part of.
Individuals and groups of people may benefit from Eco Therapy in many ways:
Reduction in symptoms of anxiety and stress levels
Reduce social isolation
Become open to the more-than-human intelligence of nature
Foster trust and confidence in nature and the Self
Improve focus and ability to be present/ mindful
Increase motivation and movement
Fosters relaxation and calm
Promotes sense of belonging and purpose
Become an active participant in the preservation of our natural world
Nature offers new ways of thinking and perceiving through metaphor: new ways of making meaning and understanding the self and the world
Supports the grief and loss process
