Therapy provides individuals with the necessary tools to deal with their personal problems and emotional irregularities that they have otherwise been unable to deal with themselves. All therapeutic services provide a safe and calm environment, wherein individuals can discuss their thoughts and feelings with a trained professional; who, in turn, can provide constructive feedback and ask questions to help guide the individual to the root of their problems.
Expressive Therapies add to the standard therapeutic practices through the medium of Art Therapy (at times incorporating Play, Movement and Music when appropriate). Individuals are able to express themselves on a much deeper level, using expressive mediums in treatment and in assessment to discover parts of themselves that they may lack the ability to vocalize. Through ATIC’s unique approach, thoughts and feelings are expressed far more freely and openly as the process of vocalizing some emotions can have a strong negative impact on the participant. Art, however, gives them the ability to fully express themselves without the need for words.
