Adventure and expressive therapies have grown into extremely beneficial and popular programs at Cumberland Heights. Unlike traditional talk therapy, these treatment practices use movements, activities, actions and multiple venues of expression to help individuals in their healing process.
In recent years art therapy has been one of Cumberland Heights' fastest growing forms of expressive therapy. Art therapy is a type of expressive therapy which utilizes artistic expression to process thoughts and feelings. It's especially useful for people in addiction treatment.
"Art therapy can be a great way for a person to work through their experiences, emotions and issues which led to and worsened their addiction," said Rebecca Sledge, LPC-MHSP, ATR.
Sledge, Cumberland Heights Clinical Coordinator of Expressive Therapy and Art Therapist, recently shared with us 3 benefits of Art Therapy...
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