Art Therapy
Does your child struggle with self-esteem? Do they need to develop better problem-solving or communication skills? Does your teen suffer from anxiety and need someone to talk with?
Art therapy can help.
What is Art Therapy?
Art therapy is a creative and therapeutic approach that uses art-making as a vehicle for expression and tool to improve cognitive and sensory-motor functions, and to foster self-esteem and self-awareness.
Assess
Art therapy can help identify and target underlying mental and behavioral health issues (such as anxiety, depression, attention disorders or emotional trauma).
Treat
Our professional art therapists work one-on-one with each child, applying psychological theories to the creative process.
Improve
By tapping into the expressive, creative process, art therapy provides a unique avenue for communication and self-reflection.
Care That Evolves With Your Child
Learn More About UsOur data-driven therapy plans provide metrics for care, inform updates and care adjustments to ensure your child/teen continues to make progress. Our art therapists measure treatment success and client progress using industry “gold standard” metrics.
Why Teletherapy Works
Why Teletherapy?Using the latest technology, our art therapists can ensure engaging, individualized sessions designed to meet your child/teen’s needs and artistic interests – whether it’s drawing, painting, sculpture and more. Art teletherapy does not require a family to provide any special materials; a full set of art supplies can be shipped to your home.
“If a child is struggling with a mental or behavioral health disorder, working with an art therapist can be an important part of the overall treatment plan. The practice of art-making is inherently calming and entertaining, and when directed by an art therapist, creates an ideal vehicle for a child/teen to express their feelings and start to make sense of them.”
– Susanna Graf, ATR-BC, HYM Lead Art Therapist
Therapists That Care
At a minimum, HYM art therapists have a Master’s degree from an accredited art therapy graduate program and undergo two years of post-graduate supervision to receive their Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credential. Most have additional licensure as a professional counselor.