There are many different types of creative art therapies, including the following:
Visual Arts Therapy: Visual arts therapy can involve drawing, painting, coloring, finger painting, sketching, photography, scribble drawing, sculpting, mindful doodling, mandalas, origami, working with clay, collage, or ceramics.
Drama or Psychodrama Therapy: This form of therapy can involve storytelling, role-playing, puppetry, drama exercises, enactment, improvisations, or theater games.
Dance/Movement Therapy: This form of therapy can involve dancing, jumping or swaying to rhythms, or mirroring another person’s movements.
Music Therapy: Music therapy can involve listening to music, performing music, singing, dancing, discussing song lyrics, writing songs, writing music, discussing the imagery in music, learning through music, and musical improvisation.
Play Therapy: This form of art therapy includes interactive play and playing alone. It can involve board games, card games, games of strategy, active games, puppets, stuffed animals, masks, dolls, action figures, building blocks, construction toys, LEGOs, water and sand play, tea parties, arts and crafts, musical play, toy phones, storytelling, creative visualization, role-playing, dance, and creative movement.
Bibliotherapy or Writing Therapy: This therapy form can involve reading specific books or poems, storytelling, writing stories or poems, or journaling.