When Words Aren’t Enough The mind and body still find ways to speak. For many clients dealing with trauma, combining Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with creative arts therapies
If you’ve ever had a song give you goosebumps, lift your mood, or take you back to a specific memory, you already know that music is powerful. But in music
By Huma Durrani. When I was approached by Sasha (pseudonym) to work with her sons using the Sensory-Based Relational Art Therapy Approach (Durrani, 2020), I was completely thrown out of my
How Trauma is Stored in the Brain and Body When we go through something traumatic, the brain’s alarm system (the amygdala) takes over. It stores the experience as sensory fragments—images,
When Big Feelings Take Over If your toddler has ever screamed over the “wrong” color cup or collapsed into tears after a minor change in routine, you’ve witnessed toddler dysregulation
If you’ve ever felt that words alone can’t capture what you’re going through, you’re not alone. For many people—especially those facing stress, trauma, anxiety, or major life transitions—creative arts therapies