Creative Arts Therapies

Listmeðferð er meðferð sem byggist á sálfræðikenningum og sköpun. Sálfræðikenningar, sbr. tengslakenningar, þroskakenningar, samkenndarnálgun, hugræn nálgun, núvitund og leiðir í myndsköpun miðast við þá skjólstæðingahópa sem unnið er með hverju sinni.

Art therapy is a treatment based on psychological theories and creativity. Psychological theories, cf. relational theories, developmental theories, empathic approach, cognitive approach, mindfulness and ways of creating images are based on the client groups that are worked with each time.

Dance/movement therapy (DMT) is the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being.

Drama therapy is the intentional use of drama, theatre, and/or story to achieve therapeutic goals. Drama therapy uses play, embodiment, projection, role, story, metaphor, empathy, distancing, witnessing, performance, and improvisation to help people make meaningful change.

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." - Victor Hugo

"There is a place where you will find that you are not alone, that your story is not the only story. That we are all part of the same verse, the universe of words. That poetry heals and makes us whole. Come, we’ve been waiting for you." - Richard Brown