This is the thing I hear most often: 'I can't draw.' Or 'I'm not creative.' And I understand — we've been taught that art belongs to the talented. That if it doesn't look right, it isn't worth making. But the research tells a different story. Studies on expressive arts practices consistently show that the act of making — not the outcome — is what supports wellbeing. The movement of hand across paper. The choice of colour. The moment of deciding what goes where. None of that r

Art therapy isn't about making beautiful things. It's about making honest ones. When we sit down with paint, or collage, or even just a pencil and let the hand move without judging what appears — something shifts. The body relaxes its grip on what we've been holding. The mind gets a little room to breathe. Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process as a way to explore emotion, process experience, and support mental health. You don't need to be