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People who are new to art are often confused with art. While it was coined to describe the use of art expressions in art therapy; It frequently generates some unusual assumptions.

Therapy comes from the Greek word “Therapeia”, which means “to be attentive to”.
This meaning underscores the art therapy process in two ways. In most cases, a skilled professional attends to the individual who is making art. Another important aspect is the attendance of the individual to his or her own personal process of making art and give personal meaning to it, that is – finding a story, description or a meaning for the art.

The use of art therapy has been documented with verity of people with addiction, individuals with serious and sometimes terminal illness, war veterans, people with disabilities, Families experiencing difficulties, pioneers, and individuals experiencing a wide spectrum of emotional disorders.

Art therapy is a dynamic theory. It requires one to participate in one’s own treatment; in this case through art making. Art therapy is essentially a combination of two disciplines : Art & Psychology.
Aspect of the visual arts, the creative process, humans development, behavior, personality and mental health, among other, are important to the definition and scope of art therapy. Art therapy brings together all of these disciplines.

Counselling is a talking therapy that involves a trained therapist listening to you and helping you find ways to deal with emotional issues.

Sometimes the term “counselling” is used to refer to talking therapies in general, but counselling is also a type of therapy in its own right.

Counselling can help you cope with:

• a mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety or an eating disorder
• an upsetting physical health condition, such as infertility
• a difficult life event, such as a bereavement, a relationship breakdown or work-related stress
• difficult emotions – for example, low self-esteem or anger
• other issues, such as Couple Counselling

Therapy or a treatment is the attempted remediation of health problem, usually following a diagnosis. Among Psychologists, the term may refer specifically to Psychotherapy or Talk Therapy.

Psychotherapy is general term referring to therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client, patient, family, couple, children or group. The problem addressed are psychological in nature and of no specific degree but rather deepen on the speciality of the practitioner. It is a process focused on helping you heal and learn more constructive ways to deal with problems or issues within yourself.

Psychotherapy aims to increase the individual’s sense of his/her own well-being. Psychotherapy employ a range of techniques based on experimental relationship building, dialogue, communication and behavior change that are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient,  to improve group relationships such as families.