Expressive Arts
The creative therapies can be very helpful in the process of recovery from addiction. They can provide time to get in touch with the inner self and with the higher power and can provide a form of expression for feelings that cannot be easily identified or put into words. Through helping the addict connect with his/her more authentic self, the expressive arts can help raise self-esteem and provide an opportunity to create new experiences beyond habitual and painful emotional patterns. The creative arts foster a renewed ability to relax without drugs or alcohol. We utilize the transpersonal and the sheerly artistic forms of self expression through Soul Collage, Creating a New Story through art journals, Making Sand trays, Experiential Mask Making, Sculpting the Stuck Places, Wounded Maps, Poetry Salons, and Painting the Inner Voice.
