Expressive Arts What is expressive arts therapy? Expressive arts therapy is a form of therapy that uses dance, drama, music, poetry, and art to enhance one’s overall well-being. The arts are used to let go, express, and to release. Expressive Arts Therapies, also known as Arts Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy and Expressive Therapy, are used in a therapeutic, rehabilitative, educational, and community setting to foster holistic health, communication, and expression (National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations, 2010). People have been using the arts as tools for healing for many centuries. In the early 1940’s Expressive Arts Therapy became formally recognized and has since provided meaningful therapeutic experiences for people of all ages in a variety of treatment settings. There is no right or wrong way in the arts which encourages the clients to be free with self-expression. Expressive Arts Therapy is not about interpreting color or images, and is not necessarily...