Art Therapy + Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT / TF-CBT)
Online Teletherapy & In-Person in Midtown Manhattan and Bronxville
Art Therapy integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT / TF-CBT)
The integration of Art Therapy and CBT / TF-CBT creates a synergistic approach that offers numerous benefits. Learn to identify and manage emotions, and experience personal growth through the synergy of these therapeutic approaches.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of structured psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and changing the automatic negative thoughts and perceptions that can contribute to emotional difficulties, depression, and anxiety. CBT helps replace unhelpful thoughts with more helpful ones, and addresses distortions, or inaccurate beliefs about oneself.
What is Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)?
Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) addresses the mental health needs of children, adolescents, and families suffering from the effects of trauma. TF-CBT was originally designed to help children who experienced sexual abuse, but its scope has widened to include children and adolescents who have developed post-traumatic symptoms, depression, or anxiety as the result of abuse.
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy is a type of psychotherapy involving creative self expression through various art making materials. Art therapy provides a unique avenue for individuals to express their thoughts and emotions visually, complementing the verbal aspects of therapy. Through art, clients better understand their cognitive patterns and beliefs.
Gain a deeper understanding of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Here’s how it works:
Art-Making: Clients engage in art-making as a means of expressing themselves and externalizing their thoughts, thinking patterns and emotions.
Reflection: Artwork is explored, and clients discuss their creative process with the therapist helping to identify thoughts and emotions.
CBT Techniques: CBT strategies are introduced to identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors.
Integration: Insights from art therapy and CBT components are integrated into a comprehensive treatment plan, fostering self-awareness and positive change.
Overcome Anxiety, Depression and Trauma through Art Therapy informed CBT.
The integration of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with Art Therapy is a groundbreaking approach that holds tremendous promise in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and trauma. It empowers individuals to express themselves creatively, gain insight into their emotional world, and develop practical coping strategies making it an ideal precursor to CBT's emotion regulation strategies.
Combining therapies can help folks struggling with Anxiety, Depression and Trauma to better process their experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, challenge negative beliefs and regain a sense of control over their lives.
How Does Art Therapy support CBT and TF-CBT?
Art Therapy will be used to enrich and support the TF-CBT and CBT therapy process by exploring unhelpful thoughts, and cognitive distortions through art making. Art Therapy integrated CBT offers a unique and effective path to self-awareness, emotional regulation, and personal growth. By combining creative expression with evidence-based techniques, individuals can explore their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a holistic and transformative way.