{"id":60705,"date":"2016-02-12T15:16:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T14:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=60705"},"modified":"2016-06-28T16:30:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:30:35","slug":"art-therapy-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/art-therapy-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Art therapy<\/strong> is a form of expressive therapy. It uses the process of creating art to work on a person\u2019s emotional, physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n

\"art<\/a>Art therapy<\/strong> is based on personality theories, family systems, human development, psychology and art education. Also known as \u201ccreative arts therapy\u201d, art therapy<\/strong> allow patients to express and understand emotions by creating art pieces with materials such as chalk, paints, and markers. This happens under the supervision of a professional art therapist, who is trained in both art<\/a><\/strong> and psychological therapy.<\/p>\n

Art therapy<\/strong> is a recent therapeutic discipline that arose in the middle of the twentieth century, in English-speaking and European countries. The term art therapy<\/strong> itself was invented by Adrian Hill, a British artist who was hospitalized, recovering from tuberculosis Hill wrote about the benefits of engrossing his mind and fingers in the process of creation, helping to release inhibited creative energy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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