ABSTRACT
Part of the psychotherapeutic process is to awaken the creative life-force energy. Thus, creativity and therapy overlap. What is creative is frequently therapeutic. What is therapeutic is frequently a creative process. My own integration of the arts into therapeutic practice is called “person-centered expressive arts therapy.” The terms “expressive therapy” or “expressive arts therapy” generally include dance, art, and music therapies; as well as journal writing, poetry, imagery, meditation, and improvisational drama. Using the expressive arts to foster emotional healing, resolve inner conflict, and awaken individual creativity is a relatively new, expanding field.
