Art therapy is an approach to recovery that fulfills spiritual and emotional needs through creative media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dance and music. It encourages openness and expression when we couldn’t find the words to say what we think and feel.
Here’s how art therapy breaks the barriers towards recovery:
- Communication – Addiction sufferers are almost always unjustly subjected to discrimination and embarrassment. Here at SpringBoard Recovery, we understand that some experiences can be too painful to tell in words. Our art therapy allows you to be completely honest within the safety of a canvas, the edges of paper and the poetry of song and dance.
- Tapping into the subconscious – It’s one thing to be completely aware of how you feel and another to be able to address even your repressed thoughts and emotions. Complete recovery is not possible if the problem isn’t taken out root and stem. Art therapy encourages free drawing and doodling as instruments of graphology or understanding your inner character through the study of written symbols. The more we know you, the more we can help. And the more you understand yourself, the more you can heal.
- An essential distraction – Idle hands are the devil’s tools, as the quote goes. We are constantly driven to keep ourselves occupied and if nothing stands between us and our vices, we will never be able to say no. Art therapy gives you an opportunity to develop new artistic skills and improve your inherent talents. This way, your healing continues outside rehab: your newfound hobby will keep your mind from wandering off into unwanted places.
Of course, we will not force you to paint or do yoga if you aren’t comfortable with these programs. You can rest assured we will find the program that suits your needs best. We aim to prove that more than any other Chandler or Phoenix rehab (drugs and alcohol) facility, SpringBoard Recovery puts value into rehabilitation methods that go beyond the hackneyed approach – anything and everything we can do to help you become your normal self again.