Different creative outlets, from music therapy to body art are known to promote healing for survivors of domestic violence. This can take a more structured form, such as art therapy, which is when a licensed mental health professional works with clients to “use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem”. Because it has the flexibility to “be molded and designed around each and every individual patient and issue, addressing not only the physical and mental aspects, but reaching deeper into the emotional and spiritual,” art therapy is particularly helpful for survivors of domestic violence. How art therapy can be “an effective tool for expression, personal growth, and recovery from traumatic events and emotional weight and be used to alleviate the physical and psychological effects of domestic violence? ”

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