Draw A Bridge
Explore transitions, highlight barriers, and clarify supports with a metaphorical bridge drawing.
Art therapy interventions for Bereavement population
Symbolic Shape
Externalize complex feelings into a tangible clay form, which can then be explored and processed.
Sitting with Sorrow
Explore sitting with sorrow and reactions to distressing grief emotions.
Reverse Coloring/Drawing
Open up creative possibilities by creating something new from a background of color to promote mindfulness.
Painting Candles
Engage in the creative act of painting a candle while honoring and remembering loved ones.
Neurographica Drawing
Foster emotional integration and relieve stress using a method of creating abstract art.
Mini Canvas Silhouette
Represent a memory using the metaphor of a silhouette to express grief or loss.
Mask-Making
Creating Masks to Explore Grief, Trauma, and the Inner/Outer Self
Grief Container
Create a symbolic container to hold what feels too heavy to carry alone.
Dual Process Grief Integration
Explore loss-oriented stressors and restoration-oriented glimmers to work through the oscillation of emotions in grief.
Drawing and Box Breathing
Promote regulation and relaxation through visualizing box breathing.
Draw the Curious Garden
Explore emotions and internal states by drawing a garden to present the inner world.
Creating a Mandala
Reduce stress and promote relaxation through this repetitive and meditative creative process.
Bilateral Drawing
Explore mindful awareness and emotional regulation through the process of creating marks with both hands at the same time to engage cross-hemisphere activity in the brain.
Awareness of Thoughts
Examine how thoughts arise and change and how to respond to them with more kindness.