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Izzo Marriage and Family Therapy, P.C.
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The Impact of Art Therapy
To understand the impact of art therapy, one must take a dive into the mechanics of the
brain. With two hemispheres, that have two distinct roles, understanding how they work
together can illuminate how impactful art therapy can be for a client.


The Impact of Art Therapy
It’s easy then, to understand why, at times, it can be so difficult to express an emotion
with words. A complex process must occur, to get the information from the right
hemisphere to the left hemisphere where words can be formulated. The more complex
an emotion is the more challenging it is for the emotion to get transferred across
hemispheres. An analogy for this would be like trying to get an electron to settle enough
to pass through a small tube. The more complex the
Zoe Bradford
13 hours ago2 min read
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