Art Therapy for Adults
Montreal Art Therapy Centre provides therapy for adults as well. Whether you are seeking therapy for yourself, as a couple, or a as parent, our therapist will be able to help you.
Our therapists in Montreal, West Island, and Brossard provide in-person and online sessions to adults who are having difficulty in professional or romantic relationships, interpersonal issues, childhood traumas (such as neglect, abuse), mood disorders, and emotional regulation. Our therapists can help you identify the triggers to negative emotional and behavioral reactions such as anger and aggressive behavior, insomnia, and negative eating habits.
Our solution-focused approach to problems help adults to address their presenting problems in a short-period of time and use creative solutions to solve problems.
To book an in-person or an online appointment, contact us here.
Benefits of Art Therapy for Adults
Art therapy help adults gain self-understanding, self-exploration, and help them process their thoughts and emotions. Many health professionals prescribe art therapy to patients to help them cope with grief, loss, and other emotions they may have experienced due to an unpleasant situation.
Different art forms are a source of comfort for adults and seniors. According to Psych Central, people who practice different forms of art therapy experience less stress and improve their quality of life. Let us now discuss the top benefits of attending art therapy sessions in Montreal.
Art therapy challenges adults, including seniors, to make art in the forms they prefer and enjoy. The activity stimulates your senses and makes you feel more active and sharper.
If you are unfamiliar with art and try the activity, you can improve your thinking skills. Art therapy makes it more efficient and easier to form neural connections in your central nervous system that may have slowed due to aging.
For instance, it helps you move your limbs and joints. When drawing or painting, you exercise your hands and arms, improving your motor skills. Your hand and arm movements increase blood flow, enhance muscle coordination, and improve dexterity with time.
Art therapy can reduce stress and improve mood in all age groups. However, it is more helpful for older adults because it diverts their focus and involves them in doing something productive.
Seniors who perform creative arts experience low levels of stress, depression, and loneliness. The activity provides you with an outlet to suppress negative emotions and improve your quality of life.
In addition, vision and hearing loss are evident signs of aging. If you are a senior citizen and experience vision or hearing-related issues, you will find it frustrating. Remember, this can cause negative emotions and increase stress.
Therefore, focusing on drawing and painting using tools like paints, pencils, pens, etc., can help you calm your mind, stay comfortable, and focus on positive feelings. Make sure you look for a qualified art therapist to achieve your goals.
Some people, including teens, students, young adults, and seniors, find it challenging to communicate verbally due to physical or psychological deterioration. Art therapy provides a medium to process and expresses their thoughts and emotions.
An experienced art therapist can guide you through creating art exercises/tasks and expressing yourself openly. Self-expression improves your self-esteem and helps you communicate in a better way.
Art therapy has excellent therapeutic capabilities, allowing you to bring out your suppressed feelings and express yourself. For example, you can use art to deal with grief and heal yourself efficiently and quickly.
People with joint disorders, such as arthritis and gout may relieve inflammation and pain using art therapy. How? Art therapy helps you move your joints and exercise your muscles. Additionally, it diverts your focus from pain to drawing, painting, sculpting, or any other art form.
Most people repress their traumatic situations to stay calm and relaxed. However, this is dangerous because the discomfort, pain, and grief bottle up inside. Instead of adopting this form of self-management, you should follow a holistic approach that supports long-term wellness.
Art therapy helps you visually express complex feelings, thoughts, and emotions. It taps into your memories that negatively affect your psychological wellbeing. Drawing, painting, discussing, or analyzing your art allows you to start healthy conversations with a therapist.
When you express your feelings, you feel more relaxed. Experiencing trauma is a part of life, for example, receiving bad news from your health provider, failing exams, losing a loved one, or getting fired from your company can be a traumatic experience.
Art therapy can be used in emergency departments, intensive care units, and wards for patients of all ages to cope with complex diagnoses. Besides, art therapy improves mental functions in people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
It lowers anxiety in children with respiratory conditions like asthma and bronchitis and helps people gain control over their emotions in response to discomfort and pain. There, it is wise to consider art therapy to promote long-term wellness.
Self-realization is a beautiful term, but achieving it is the most challenging task. People keep some secrets even if they have a strong sense of self-realization and self-awareness.
Art therapy helps people express their secrets in the form of art. It provides revelations about issues you may not even know about in the first place. However, if you want to improve outcomes, seek assistance from a professional art therapist.
A trained art therapist can guide you toward self-realization, thought clarity, and self-esteem. Moreover, art therapy may act as an effective behavior modification tool. For example, a child with aggressive behavior or a senior with addictive tendencies can express their emotions through art and reshape their habits or behaviors healthily and efficiently under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
Although there is a need for formal academic studies and peer-reviewed research, numerous studies have proven the efficacy of art therapy. Opinions of artists, philosophers, psychologists, and behavioral analysts have made art therapy a legitimate and holistic approach to health and wellness.
Art therapy provides you with a rewarding and enjoyable experience. It benefits people of all ages and walks of life, allowing them to experience new things, build social relations, explore their potential, and think creatively.
Finally, art therapy allows people to express themselves autonomously and improve their physical and mental health. Montreal Art Therapy Centre offers individual and group therapy sessions with activities tailored to clients’ needs.
We aim to promote healthy and positive feelings, realize your abilities, and have a soothing effect on your mind. Contact us today for more information on our services in Montreal, Pointe-Claire, and Brossard.