But What if I can't draw?

Some people have fears or concerns about art therapy that may prevent them from beginning their exploration. 

"But what if I can't draw?"- You don't need to be an artist to benefit from art therapy. It's about the process of making, more than the outcome
"Will you interpret my art?" - Your companion in art making will not interpret your art, but instead will ask open questions to assist you in finding your own meaning
"What if I do it wrong?" - There is no right or wrong way to make art, and no right or wrong way to respond to it
"What will I be doing?" - Art therapy may engage a range of modalities including visual art, clay work, sculpture, collage, dream work, installation, sound, or movement.
"Do I have to use paint?" - You can choose the materials that resonate with you. These may include pencils, soft pastels, oil pastels, clay, collage, paint, natural materials, textiles, found objects...
"What are the benefits?" - Art therapy research has shown many benefits across physical, emotional, psychological, social and spiritual domains. Art therapy may help you to manage anxiety and depression, or to navigate challenging life experiences such as serious illness or bereavement. It may also help you to find new perspective and insight, to process and regulate emotions, and to cultivate qualities such as mindfulness, awareness, trust, openness, or curiosity.

​"That hurt we embrace becomes joy.
Call it to your arms where it can change.
A silkworm eating leaves makes a cocoon.
Each of us weaves a chamber
of leaves and sticks.
Like silkworms, we begin to exist
as we disappear
inside that room."

Jeluddin Rumi