Art Therapy

For Kids & Teens

Children and adolescents experience a wide array of difficult situations throughout their everyday life. Through our social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, the art facilitators at OSP address many of the common issues young people experience that influence their physical and mental wellbeing.

The SEL work we do through this curriculum is a significant influence on our therapeutic work with kids and teens. This program provides our therapists with a framework to promote choice and autonomy while in a clinical therapeutic setting.

If you think your child might benefit from our art therapy services, please email us at arttherapy@openstudioproject.org.

 

Some concerns our child and teen clients might seek art therapy for:

    • General anxiety or depression
    • Academic or social burn-out (including school refusal, attendance issues, etc.)
    • Uncomfortable or concerning adjustments to transitional periods in the person’s life (social, family, or academic)
    • Trauma or other long-term stressors (caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or another specified traumatic event)
    • Dysregulated emotions
    • Issues associated with communication (verbal or otherwise)
    • Technology dependency
    • Substance dependency 
    • Lack of autonomy
    • Poor self-esteem or self-image
    • LGBTQIA+ issues
    • Behavioral concerns in the classroom, at home, or in social settings
    • ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other forms of neurodiversity (note: this includes building self-acceptance and confidence, not correcting or changing the individual’s neurological patterns)
    • Concerns related to physical or cognitive disabilities

For Adults

Open Studio Project has a long history of facilitating artmaking as a therapeutic exercise for adults who are interested in practicing mindfulness and the creative process. By incorporating OSP’s established studio methodologies and philosophies with clinical psychological perspectives, our art therapists can address specific therapeutic goals and treatment tactics with adult clients.

If you think you might benefit from our art therapy services, please email us at arttherapy@openstudioproject.org.

 

Some concerns our adult clients might seek art therapy for:

    • General anxiety or depression
    • Professional, academic, or social burn-out
    • Discomfort with transitional periods in life
    • Anger issues and unwanted impulsivity
    • Various forms of trauma and other long-term stressors
    • Issues with autonomy and sense-of-self
    • LGBTQIA+ issues
    • ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or other forms of neurodiversity (note: this includes building self-acceptance and confidence, not correcting or changing the individual’s neurological patterns)
    • Grief processing
    • Family dynamics & concerns with life transitions

Some techniques we utilize:

The environment created by the OSP community, along with the careful and empathetic delivery of services by our art therapists, provide a safe space for people from all walks of life to heal and grow.