Psychological counseling and art therapy-what is art therapy?

Music is one of the most suitable tools for psychological counseling and psychotherapy. Because it is a non-verbal form of thinking in images, which is closest to people's deep consciousness, it is superior to other psychotherapy methods in a sense.

Music therapy officially became a discipline in casas University on 1940. After more than half a century of development, music therapy has become a mature and complete frontier discipline, and hundreds of clinical treatment methods have been established. Nearly 80 universities in the United States offer music therapy majors to train bachelor, master and doctoral students. There are about 4,000 registered music therapists working in mental hospitals, general hospitals, geriatric hospitals, children's hospitals, special education schools and various psychological clinics in the United States. Since 1970s, music therapy has been introduced to Asia. Major hospitals in Japan and Taiwan Province Province have specialized music therapists.

Painting therapy is one of the methods of psychological art therapy, which allows painters to express their repressed emotions and conflicts in their subconscious through the creative process of painting and the use of non-verbal tools, and get satisfaction in the process of painting, thus achieving good diagnosis and treatment results. Whether adults or children, they can present a complete performance between square inches and meet their psychological needs in the process of "appreciating themselves".

As a "mysterious" language, consultants can interpret their spiritual codes through painting and analyze the "crux" that deeply puzzles people. As an effective tool for psychological diagnosis and treatment, painting plays a unique role in diagnosis and treatment.

Dance therapy, also known as dance therapy and action therapy, is a psychological therapy with action process as the medium, that is, using dance activity process or improvisation to promote the integration of individual emotions, emotions, body, mind, cognition and interpersonal communication, which can not only treat physical and mental disorders, but also enhance personal consciousness and improve people's mind.

Dance therapy is undoubtedly a good choice when traditional psychotherapy is difficult to approach and treat patients with language. Dance therapy has its own uniqueness, and emphasizing the relationship between emotion and body and creativity can promote mental health. At the same time, it helps people to fully mobilize their potential and avoid the side effects caused by drug treatment.

After more than 80 years of research and development, psychodrama has become an important and basic psychotherapy method. Through special drama forms, participants are allowed to play a certain role, mainly performing spontaneously in certain psychological conflict situations, and psychological conflicts and emotional problems are gradually presented on the stage to vent their emotions, eliminate their inner pressure and inferiority, and enhance the ability of the parties to adapt to the environment and overcome the crisis.

Psychodrama can help participants warm up through music, painting, games and other activities, and then experience or re-experience their thoughts, emotions, dreams and interpersonal relationships in the performance. With the development of the plot, they can explore, release, perceive and share their inner selves in a safe atmosphere. This is a way for participants to practice how to live their own lives without being punished for making mistakes.

Sandplay is a means of psychological counseling, and it is also a method of psychotherapy and psychological counseling by using sand, sand table and miniature models of people or things.

Sandplay is also called sandplay. Sandplay therapy is a very popular psychotherapy method in the world. It is widely used in children's psychological education and psychotherapy in schools and kindergartens; It is also very popular in universities and adult psychological clinics. By arousing childlike innocence, people can find a way to return to their hearts, and then problems such as physical and mental disorders, social maladjustment and personality development obstacles can be solved in the sand table.

In a free and protected space, visitors can touch the unconscious and express their super-language experience and blocked energy by playing with various models and toys in the sand table. This kind of contact and expression can promote the power of activation, recovery, transformation, healing and rebirth, and promote the maintenance of mental health, the cultivation of imagination and creativity, the development of personality and the growth of mind of visitors.

Emphasizing the spontaneity and autonomy of the creative process itself is the basic feature of sandplay therapy, and making full use of nonverbal communication and symbolic meaning is the essential feature of sandplay therapy.

Horticultural therapy (horticultural therapy) is an auxiliary therapy (occupational therapy, not drug therapy), which maintains and beautifies plants or potted plants and gardens through actual contact and use of horticultural materials, and contacts with the natural environment to relieve stress and repair the soul.

Horticultural therapy is an important therapeutic method of art therapy, which can be divided into: plant therapy, aromatherapy, flower therapy, horticultural therapy and herbal therapy, including flower arrangement, flower gambling and combined gardening.

Horticultural therapy helps to build self-confidence by cultivating creative passion. Appreciating flowers and trees at the same time can stimulate and relax the brain and eliminate anxiety and impatience. Generally speaking, red flowers make people feel excited, yellow flowers make people feel bright and happy, blue flowers and white flowers make people feel quiet.

It was the years after the end of the Vietnam War that really promoted the attention and rapid development of horticultural therapy. Veterans who suffered psychological trauma on the battlefield cannot reintegrate into normal society because of their distorted personality and values. In the process of treating these veterans, American doctors have adopted a variety of therapies, including music therapy, psychotherapy and so on, but they can't play an effective role. At this time, the doctor introduced horticultural therapy into the rehabilitation and vocational training of the wounded, which produced unexpected results. Through long-term observation and research, global medical scientists believe that gardening is indeed an activity beneficial to physical and mental health, which can adjust people's emotions and bring some sustenance and comfort to people's spirit.