Creatives, I’ve got you!
“What? How can a therapist help with creativity?”
Creativity meaning creation of something that wasn’t into something that is. This can mean: art, dance, song, sewing, teaching, cooking, design, crafting, the list goes on and on. It has been said that everyone is an artist. If you thought for a moment, you could likely pull up a memory of criticism or fear that froze your creative confidence. At some point in life, most of us were emotionally or spiritually wounded by expressing it. Your creativity may never had a chance to develop or thrive. Have you always wanted to unlock that muse? Heal that child wound? Maybe it’s time, therapy can help with that.
A therapist will offer you a safe, non-judgmental space to help you explore what you're feeling and how that's reflected in your creations.
Support better self understanding, process feelings and make positive changes in your life.
Provide support through blocks, barriers, and other wounds and distress around creativity.
Access the deeper root of feelings for your medium or help to you to access your creative muse.
Why is mental health so important for artists?
Creative people, especially those paid by their work, tend to place a lot of pressure on themselves to produce high-quality work – no matter what it takes. This is why therapy for artists can be essential. It can help by focusing on: capacity, process, self-care, deep wounding and mental health, rather than deadlines, expectations, and disappointments. When you’re able to externalize your internal struggles with creativity and your creative muse, you have a chance to explore what’s causing you stress and anxiety, and learn how to work with it.
SPIRITUALITY
Research suggests that people who are more spiritual often have higher levels of mental and emotional wellness.
Spirituality is often synonymous with religion. While religion can help guide ones spirituality, the two concepts are not inextricably linked. Spirituality is access to a person's soul through their individual belief systems, using faith in a higher power to explore areas of conflict in life. One's spirituality may be simply an awareness of the universe and one's connection to it. Utilizing spirituality in therapy can be seen as one more tool to support a deeper connection of mind to body and therefore grounding in the universe. Your connection to healing energy carries with it your entry point for healing.
Spirituality can be one more aspect of human experience that can help people cope with life challenges.
An ethical therapist will not attempt to push personal beliefs on a person in therapy or otherwise attempt to change their spiritual or religious beliefs. However, if your spiritual beliefs are the source of distress, the therapist may need to call attention to this in an effort to help you clarify your own moral compass.
Let your therapist know if your history involves a spiritual or religious trauma. This will be important information in building an integrative treatment plan.