Expressive Arts Therapy - Marriage, Family and Child Counselors. Creativity is our birthright. This is the essence of the expressive arts therapy philosophy, that we human beings are designed to be creative. Biological and anthropological evidence suggests that art-making activities were important to our survival, and may still be.
Some research suggests that language began with song.
Creativity is needed to solve the problems and challenges that confront us every day. We need these skills as individuals, as citizens and people in relationships. Art-making is an invigorating activity. The discipline of the arts allows us to make mistakes and incorporate them into the scheme without shame. We can break the rules without leaving the discipline of the art form.