Art making is profound. It is a natural an satisfying way to express feelings and thoughts differently than in words. Lines, shapes, and colors assist individuals to bridge their inner experience into an out ward form.

Through my experience as an Artist, Educator, Art Therapist, and mother of two children, who are both artists, I have been privileged for forty years to witness the healing capabilities of the arts across the life cycle as well as with individuals with specific emotional and learning problems.

I have found this magic tool of art making to assist with strategies for learning, pathways to problem solving and alternative ways to communicate. Using lines shapes, colors to build, paint, construct or collage our emotional reality is healing, self soothing and a validating process for growth.

Natural defenses can at times keep us from our true feelings.
Art making is a conscious way to express elements of the unconscious.
The making of symbols has occurred since the Cave Man’s drawings on cave walls. There is a longing and hunger in every human being for creative self expression. Art Therapy allows this natural process to manifest and become a tool for discovery, growth and healing.

* Art Therapy can assist you in growing your business and finding solutions to problems and personal blocks.
Linda Lee Goldman M.Ed., A.T.R. BC www.counselingcreativelychicago.com