Art Therapy For Anxiety
Art therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for managing anxiety, reducing stress and to help promote emotional regulation.
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Experiences of anxiety can affect all aspects of life. Learning how to cope with anxiety and proactively manage its symptoms is essential to long-term well-being.
Art therapy allows for a safe exploration of challenging feelings and offers a sense of control when there are feelings of overwhelm. This process can enhance emotional resilience, foster a sense of calm, and provide a healthy way to cope with symptoms of anxiety.
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How Does Art Therapy Help With Anxiety?
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Experiences of anxiety can be overwhelming and stimulate a fight, flight, freeze or fawn response, which may exasperate or prolong symptoms further.
Art therapy can use mindful art exercises and breathing techniques to bring you back to the present moment and serve as a constructive distraction from the threat that’s causing the anxiety.
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Self-awareness is key to understanding the underlying thoughts, emotions and situations that can lead to symptoms of anxiety.
There are countless studies on how art therapy can reduce anxiety. Art therapy encourages self-exploration through art (Chambala, 2008) and can help uncover the triggers that lead to anxiety so that you can proactively manage feelings and thoughts so they don’t cause overwhelm.
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Feelings of anxiety are normal and helpful to keep you safe. It’s when anxiety becomes overwhelming that it can work against us.
In art therapy, you can learn to build a healthier relationship with anxiety, so it can work for you. For example, tracking your anxiety through art can create insight into what triggers it and what is helpful. It can provide a visual representation of the story of your anxiety and how to work with it.
About Us
Welcome to Full Circle! We are a non-profit organization founded in 2014. We provide mental health care through individual art therapy sessions, workshops and group art therapy. Our mission is to provide a safe space for people in need of mental health support, by helping them heal through creative processes.
Our team is dedicated to helping people heal and grow, through art therapy and other creative mediums. Please reach out to our team if you have any questions.