questions?

No. ‘Art Psychotherapy’ (also known as Art Therapy) is used as a therapeutic tool to aid in the safe surfacing, processing and identifying of emotions, thoughts and difficulties and is delivered by qualified and licensed mental health practitioners. ‘Art as Therapy’ refers to using art as a medium to encourage wellness and therapeutic benefits such as stress relief, increase pleasure or mindfulness.

In art therapy, it is possible to facilitate non-verbal communication. The use of art as a tool in the therapy session allows clients to externalise their emotions in a safe manner. It is less intimidating for one to process their difficult emotions without having to articulate it verbally.

Art therapy and counselling are both mental health services but use different techniques and tools to support clients.

No. Artistic skills or experience are not required for art therapy as it is not an art activity or workshop.

Yes, it is. Art therapy is suitable for everyone, regardless of age. Our service specialises in early intervention (children), young people, families, parents/carers.

Art therapy cuts across barriers and levels the playing field for everyone as long as they are willing to participate and have a go at creating.

Our service is dedicated to delivering quality and proven therapeutic effectiveness, regardless of age, disability, learning difficulties, employment status, affiliations, social background, gender, health, marital status, nationality, race, religion, domestic circumstances, LGBTQ orientation, ethnic or national origin, and beliefs of faith.

At Chrysalis, we ensure that all are treated equally with respectful recognition and endorsement of their backgrounds, differences and contributions, and we make positive use of material from these sources in session.

Using the various art materials to facilitate symbolic expression and storytelling, you will be given time to create a variety of different images. The sessions could potentially include activities such as working with clay, painting, making a mask, creating a visual journal, assembling a collage or primarily exploring sensory soothing stimuli such as magnetic sand. All of these can symbolically or metaphorically carry different meanings, in order to explore experiences, achieve greater self-awareness and work towards change.

No, you cannot do art therapy on your own just as how you would not be able to be a counsellor or psychologist to yourself. However, as art is a highly accessible medium, you can certainly use art as part of your personal self-care routine.

No. We take a proactive stance to promote mental and emotional well-being. Therapy is for anyone seeking to better themselves. It does not mean one has an underlying or diagnosed mental disorder when they attend therapy.

The number of sessions recommended would depend on your reasons for accessing art therapy, your treatment goals and your engagement. For short term therapy, we recommend a starting point of 8-10 sessions to build the therapeutic relationship and embed therapeutic learning. Long term therapy may be considerably longer. However, the actual number would be agreed between you and your therapist.

Just click on the Contact us button or tab anywhere on the website and fill in our contact form. We will respond as soon as possible so that we may discuss your needs and tell you more about what we can do for you. If you decide to go ahead, we will send you our referral form.

When it comes to the artwork, it is yours and always belongs to you. Some people choose to keep the finished artwork, while others may decide to leave it in the care of the art therapist. Our code of ethics specifies that an art therapist must safeguard a client’s art creations the same way we would protect any other privileged information. Therefore, the art therapist will not show the artwork to anyone without your expressed permission.

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