Bj.Thomas & Associates--Expressive Art Therapies

When you read…
Khalil Gibran, “…but if in fear you only seek love’s peace and love’s pleasure,
then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s
threshing floor…”

When you hear…
The opening guitar riffs from All Along the Watchtower, before Jimi Hendrix
sings, “…there must be some kind of way out of here…” or Bille Holiday's
poignant rendition of Good Morning Heartache...

When you see…
The visual interplay of lights and darks, shapes and faces, in your favorite
tapestry, quilt, or painting…

When you recall…
That scene, you know, the one from your all time favorite movie...in fact, that
very scene has already started in your mind’s eye as you read this…

You realize that art opens you, touches hard to access parts of your mind,
body, and spirit, and expressive art therapy can be used to reveal and heal.
Sometimes art and talk together lead to successful outcomes. Sometimes art
experiences alone lead to healing insights. Expressive art creates the potential
space for new understandings and new ways of living to come forward.

Expressive art therapy techniques used for working with individuals, couples,
groups, or families include:

		Psychodrama and Drama therapy
		Cinema therapy
		Poetry therapy
		Music therapy
		Storytelling and Creative Writing
		Journal Writing, Journal Cams, Software Journaling, Collage
		Journals
		Story Quilting and Textile Art therapy
		Guided Imagery and Insight Meditation
		Drawing and Painting therapy
		Sand Tray
		Creating Personal Mandalas and Totems
		Designing Personal Rituals

Expressive art therap

ies

may also be combined with

personal

coaching

for added

benefits.

for an introductory appointment or ask for the group or retreat

schedule. We look forward to working with you.

Barbara J. Thomas, Program Director, 415-217-0071

Bj.Thomas & Associates, Inc., 760 Market Street, San Francisco, CA

94102