Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA)
Healing through creativity and self-expression.
Expressive arts therapy helps clients explore their issues through a creative lens. This form of exploration and collaboration opens doors and brings clarity to what may have felt like a stuck situation.
Quick Answer
What is expressive arts therapy?
Expressive arts therapy uses creative modalities—visual art, drama, movement, sand tray, music, and guided imagery—to help clients explore and process feelings that words alone may not reach. No artistic training is needed; the focus is on the process, not the product.
- Best for
- Stuck feelings, creative explorers
- Modalities
- Art, drama, movement, music, sand
- Format
- In-person sessions
No Artistic Training Needed
There is no need for any artistic training; the focus is on the process, not on the product. Some of the modalities we use include:
- Visual arts
- Drama
- Dance/movement
- Sand tray
- Music
- Dreamwork
- Guided imagery
How Expressive Arts Therapy Works
Through creativity, we access the right part of our brain which helps us understand what is happening in a new way and find new solutions to old problems. That being said, our work at Family Matters of Marin is client-centered and we follow the lead of our client's comfort level with the arts.
Some clients delve right into the process and feel very comfortable using the arts while others are more comfortable primarily talking. At times we may explore issues through different creative outlets clients are comfortable with.
Interested in Expressive Arts Therapy?
Call us at (415) 326-6354 or schedule online.