Expressive arts therapy is a creative path to exploring one’s inner landscape through the forms of art-making, music, movement, dance, journaling, poetry and more. It’s a revelation that creativity isn’t just an outlet but a potent catalyst for emotional well-being and healing. It continues to gain traction in mental health innovation.
Recent systematic reviews echo this sentiment. These reviews reveal that expressive arts can be an effective way to address mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and emotional wounds related to trauma. They paint a vivid picture of its therapeutic prowess.
Karen Corona, a psychotherapist and creativity & wellness coach is the founder of Green Leaf: Counseling & Expressive Arts Therapy and Creative Heart Awakenings (www.karencorona.com). She is passionately dedicated to integrating the expressive arts into her work with clients, advocating for this to be more widely embraced in the mental health field as a powerful creative tool for healing.
With over two decades under her belt, Karen is not just a practitioner but a testament to the transformative power of expressive arts. She has always been a creative soul and when she was introduced to expressive arts therapy in graduate school, she was hooked. Her journey ignited in 2008 with a certification from the prestigious John F. Kennedy post-graduate program, has evolved into a mission to weave the therapeutic threads of art into the tapestry of mental health treatment.
Offering a unique approach to mental health, Karen combines Internal Family Systems (IFS) work as a psychotherapeutic modality with the expressive arts. In this way she leads clients through a process to address parts of themselves by externalizing what is internal. The expressive arts can be a powerful tool for reducing stress, boosting self-esteem, and gaining insight into their inner world. Through this holistic approach, people can find healing and transformation.
Karen, reflecting on this therapeutic…
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