Scottsdale Counseling and Art Therapy's unique approach blends multiple therapeutic modalities to tailor-fit your individual needs. We use a highly individualistic approach to address each client's particular needs.

Scottsdale Counseling and Art Therapy believes the relationship between the client and the clinician is of the utmost importance and approach treatment from a humanistic perspective. We believe it is important for you to have a voice in your treatment and will work alongside you to achieve your therapeutic goals.

Expressive Arts Therapy is a multimodal approach to therapy that draws on the creative arts. It encapsulates both the therapeutic act of engaging in creativity as well as the use of arts as psychotherapy. The creative arts can be a non-verbal form of expression that can aid in our understating of our experiences and the world around us. Expressive arts can be utilized both as a form of expression and as healing. Expressive arts therapy draws from many art techniques including painting, clay work, dancing and movement, journal writing, sculpture, psychodrama, music, collage, drawing, photography, film making, poetry, and more.

Expressive Arts Therapy is often used alongside other modalities such as psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, or mindful-based approaches. It is a form of therapy for both children and adults and can be used to treat most mental health related conditions. No prior background, skill or experience in art is needed to engage in expressive art therapy. 

Scottsdale Counseling and Art Therapy offers both Expressive Art Therapy and Clinical Art Therapy. Our clinicians utilizes elements of both as it best suits the needs for a particular client. Art Therapy provides a deeper understanding of the clinical and prescriptive uses of specific visual arts media. The American Art Therapy Association describes, “Art therapy is used to improve cognitive and sensorimotor functions, foster self-esteem and self-awareness, cultivate emotional resilience, promote insight, enhance social skills, reduce and resolve conflicts and distress, and advance societal and ecological change.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an evidence-based therapy intervention that allows induvial to process traumatic and adverse experiences quickly, often resolving issues more quickly that other therapies alone. EMDR is most effective when used in conjunction with other traditional methods of therapy. EMDR therapy uses bilateral stimulation and guided processing to help clients replace their anxieties and fears with positive images, emotions, and thoughts. EMDR therapy helps children and adults of all ages and can be used to address a wide range of challenges. 

The Daring Way™ is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown. The method was designed for work with individuals, couples, families, work teams, and organizational leaders. It can be facilitated in clinical, educational, and professional settings. 

The Daring Way curriculum explores topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame, and worthiness. Through this work you will examine the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are holding you back and identify new choices and practices that will move you toward more authentic and wholehearted living. The primary focus is on developing shame resilience skills and developing daily practices that transform the way we live, love, parent, and lead. 

Further information is available at www.thedaringway.com

Tele-medicine is the newest frontier of modern healthcare. Today’s digital technology allows clinicians to videoconference with patients from the comforts of their own home or office. 

Scottsdale Counseling and Art Therapy currently provides tele-sessions to people in the following states: Arizona. Contact us today if you’d like to explore the benefits of tele-therapy.