
From the American Art Therapy Association Website:
"Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages. It is based on the belief that the creative process involved in artistic self-expression helps people to resolve conflicts and problems, develop interpersonal skills, manage behavior, reduce stress, increase self-esteem and self-awareness, and achieve insight."
Ardent's art therapists offer a unique approach utilizing both their counseling skills and art therapy skills to best approach your situation. In an art therapy session you may find your anxiety reduced with a simple art intervention exercise, and in the end of the art expression exercises you have a way to process your identified problem with a visual component. Our art therapists are trained to help you safely explore your creative expressions in order to find solutions.
Contact us to arrange for face to face therapy in Chicago (city, north, west and southsides) and in the Northern, Southern and Western Suburbs or online therapy in other areas by phoning 1-888-870-1775 or by contacting us.
The Ardent Center provides counseling in:
Bradley
Chicago
Elgin
Evanston
Evergreen Park
Forest Park
Glen Ellyn
Highland Park
Kankakee
Oak Brook
Oak Lawn
Oak Park
Oswego
Schaumburg
Waukegan
Wheeling
anywhere via the internet.