Art therapy is expanding mental health support: therapists
Art therapy is gaining popularity in Chennai as a means of mental health support. Professionals emphasize the importance of trained facilitators and the distinction between art therapy and casual art sessions. Many individuals are finding it easier to express difficult emotions through creative mediums, benefiting a wide range of age groups.
- ▪Art therapy is distinct from regular art sessions, requiring trained facilitators.
- ▪Clients often choose mediums that resonate with them to express emotions.
- ▪Awareness of art therapy has increased, particularly among younger adults and those over 55.
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Not every art session is art therapy, says professional art therapy facilitator Dayaline Sivakumar, from Chennai. “A usual art session could be called therapeutic art, at best,” she says. With conversations and discussions increasingly dispelling the stigma around mental health care, art therapists and facilitators say that Chennaiites are also leaning on art therapy for support, while more psychologists are enrolling in one-year diploma courses in the field than before.“For some, it is easier to express, through creative mediums, subjects that are otherwise difficult to talk about. This is one of the main concepts of art therapy,” says Ms. Sivakumar who provides a range of mediums, from watercolours to collage and other tactile art supplies.
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