Question by River side: Can you do “art therapy” on your own or do you have to have a professional do it?
I’ ve been going through a tough time and have focused on my art work because I consider it therapeutic. I told someone this and he said that it’s NOT “art therapy” because if it was art therapy, I’d be doing the art with a mental health professional. Is this true? So is what I do not art therapy?

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Answer by barry
I disagree; it acts as occupational therapy, keeping activity out of less desirable areas of the brain, and anyone (even me, with minimal talent) can do abstract, primitive, or impressionist art.

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