Art Therapist Monica

Many people say art therapy is beneficial for children, teenagers, and teens—and research strongly supports this. But why does it work so well? The reasons are both psychological and neurological, helping explain why art therapy can be especially powerful across different stages of development. 1. Bottom-Up Emotional Processing Most traditional therapies use a top-down approach, relying on verbal expression and logical thinking. However, children and even many teenagers are

Valentine’s Day is marketed as the happiest day for love — yet mental health research suggests it can be one of the heaviest days emotionally. Rates of loneliness, depressive rumination, social comparison, and relationship anxiety often rise in the days surrounding 14th February — particularly among students and young adults. The pressure to feel loved, chosen, and celebrated can intensify existing emotional vulnerabilities. But whether you’re single or in a relationship, thi

Sexual assault does not end when the violence stops. For many survivors, that is when the real suffering begins. Long after the assault, people often ask, “Why can’t I just move on?” The answer is simple and painful: because trauma changes you. It changes how your brain works, how your body responds to the world, and how safe you feel inside yourself. What survivors experience afterward is not weakness — it is the nervous system doing everything it can to survive something ov

Got a phone call from a person seeking help for his daughter. He said he was advised by X to try art therapy. I started to explain what an art therapy session involves – how I work, what we do, and how I tailor each session to the client’s unique needs. Before I could finish, he interrupted: "No, no – we just want a group session. It’s just arts. We want her to open up in a group." When I said I don't do groups – he hung up. This is not the first time I’ve had this experien

1. UNSPOKEN EXPRESSIONS Traditional therapy often relies on a talk-based approach. While some clients are naturally expressive and articulate their emotions with ease, others struggle—sometimes out of fear, sometimes out of deep-seated hesitation. They may not yet have the words to describe their pain, or they may feel overwhelmed at the thought of speaking about it. But place a crayon in their hand, a sheet of paper before them, or a lump of clay in their palm, and something

Welcome to my art therapy sessions, a safe space for self-expression and healing. Here’s what you can expect: 1. Introduction and...

Deciding whether art therapy is the right approach for you depends on your preferences, comfort level with expressing yourself through...

“He grits his teeth and moves forward. He doesn't know any other way. No one has taught him nothing'. He's on a continuous countdown clock with confronting his chaotic past and this time his ghosts have met him in his nightmares.”― Locke Wood, Sunflowers & Scorched Earth: The History of American Vigilante Expression and The Found Works of B.L. Ashburn. The energy of anger has been felt by all of us at some time or other. Maybe it shows up when are boss didn’t praise our wo

Sitting in the warm winter sun today my mind wandered to all the clients I had seen over the years. The impression they left me with,...

February brings in the season of love largely, due to celebrations of valentine’s day. Whether you are in a relationship, single or let’s say complex it’s a month of celebration Truly the month is what you want this to be. For couples in love, it can mean gifts, dinners, and rendezvous and for another day of showing appreciation to people who matter and still other’s a day of loving yourself the most. Art and love have an intricate connection going back centuries. Think, th

Have you ever paid attention to the little voice inside of you? The one that might remind you of your younger self. No matter how old we grow, we carry our younger selves within us day-to-day. Perhaps our hurt 5-year-old self-shows up when our best friend doesn't answer our phone call, or our misunderstood 15-year-old self comes out when a colleague doesn't see eye to eye. Caring for this younger version of ourselves is what inner child work is all about. The inner child is a

Are you : · Being self-critical, self-loathing and self-judging · Feeling inadequate, unworthy or undeserving · ...

Snapshot of life be it Delhi or Beijing. Morning rush to get to office, a hurried “Hello”, to your colleagues followed by meetings, emails, calls and discussion. Lunch often a quick one talking to coworkers or alone and then the long ride home. For some the work continues even at airport tarmac or in the metro to ensure nothing gets missed. The day ends attending to family and dinner and then the Netflix or some other show is put on to relax at night. In between all the above

The 21st century workplaces are marked by the growing intensity of workload, constant stress, competitive work cultures, difficulties in...

A simple question I ask at the beginning of a session in workshops. The groups vary from college children to adults and often seniors....