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Art Therapy for Trauma and PTSD

04/05/2021 heathercaruso

Traumatic life events may be witnessed or experienced firsthand. It is not an uncommon experience in life. Traumatic events can…

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Posted in: Art Therapy Filed under: art therapy for PTSD, art therapy guelph, ptsd art therapy, therapy for PTSD, therapy for trauma, trauma art therapy

You Cannot Believe Everything You Think

03/26/2021 heathercaruso

All people have emotions, thoughts and feelings that are at times uncomfortable. People have an inner critic, the voice that…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips Filed under: Art Therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma counselling, you are not your thoughts

Got Anxiety? Try this Art Therapy Grounding Technique

03/08/2021 heathercaruso

When anxiety gets to be over the top, people develop symptoms such as dizziness, heart palpitations, sweats, shallow breathing, and…

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Posted in: Art Therapy Filed under: anxiety reduction techniques, Art Therapy, art therapy for anxiety, grounding exercises, how to ground yourself, stress relief techniques, ways to reduce anxiety

How Are You Responding to Stress?

02/22/2021 heathercaruso

What is stress? The term stress applies to force applied to something. Anything that exerts pressure on your mind, body,…

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Posted in: Art Therapy Filed under: art therapist, Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, cbt for stress, coping with stress, help for stress, how to stop stressing, stress management tools

Moving Past Negative Thoughts

02/16/2021 heathercaruso

Everyone has a unique personal history. Some people are blessed to grow up in a nurturing environment without incident or…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Uncategorized Filed under: art therapist, Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, how to achieve goals, how to stop negative thoughts, mind chatter, Negative self-talk, negative thoughts, self doubt

Quieting the Inner Critic

02/09/2021 heathercaruso

An inner critic is a voice that gives criticism rather than encouragement. Everyone except sociopaths has an inner critic. They…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety, Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, Depression, Inner critic, Negative self-talk, Self-Compassion, self-esteem

Anxiety, Protection and Finding a Soft Place to Land

02/02/2021 heathercaruso

Feeling anxious can steal our joy. It can prevent a good night’s sleep, give us stomach problems, sweats and make…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety relief, art therapist, Art Therapy, art therapy for anxiety, art therapy guelph, clay sculpture, creating a safe space, healing for broken hearts, help for anxiety, professional art therapist

When Life Hands You Lemons and You Feel as Sour as One

01/27/2021 heathercaruso

When times get tough, folks can feel anxious, depressed, irritable, and stressed. It can seem like one thing after the…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety relief, art therapy guelph, help for negative thoughts, how to deal with bad news, how to have more positive thoughts, positive art therapy, positivity, professional art therapist, rock painting, stress management

C’mon Inner Peace I Don’t Have all Day! Anxiety About Life!

01/19/2021 heathercaruso

Thinking about the past, present and future and to successfully plan and attain our goals, is a normal process.  However,…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips, Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety, Art Therapy, grounding exercises, help for anxiety, jon kabat zin, meditation, mindfulness, pandemic anxiety, ungrounded. stress, worry

A Stressed and Worried Entrepreneur Uses Art Therapy

01/08/2021 heathercaruso

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses artmaking for mental well-being. I am going to describe a case,…

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Posted in: Art Therapy Filed under: anxiety art therapy, Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, business stress, coping tools for stress, stressed, worried

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👉Many people have experienced traumatic life events. They may be experienced firsthand or witnessed. People can become stuck in certain ways after a traumatic event. The natural survival response called "fight, flight or freeze" may be easily activated after a trauma.

👁👃👂👅A variety of things may trigger memories of a traumatic event. It could be linked to certain places, sights, smells, sounds and/or touch. Some people with a traumatic past may be triggered and slip into a daydream state, known as dissociation. These are normal reactions to threatening events.

☹️Traumatic events may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the general public, the term PTSD is used interchangeably with a bad experience. However, PTSD is a serious condition where people relive experiences of their trauma through flashbacks. Flashbacks retraumatize the person because they essentially feel all of the events of their trauma each time, they experience them. Trauma counselling for PTSD is very specialized and should only be done by someone who is qualified.

🌺Art therapy is a great tool to combine with trauma counselling. Art-making bypasses the brain's verbal center and helps people use to gain access to memories in order to process them. Traumatic events are not stored in the verbal centers of the brain. It is an excellent way to process and unpack traumatic events and become unstuck.🌷

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