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Art Therapy with Nada Shanti
Living in Alignment ⓖ
English - June 28, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today’s episode is juicy with information about what art therapy is, how important the process is, how to embrace the artist within, and how it’s different from art classes or any therapeutic modalities. If you’re wondering about what exactly is art therapy or if you’re wondering about trying out art therapy, this is the episode for you.
Today, I sat with guest expert Nada Shanti and talked all about art therapy. Nada is USA-certified art therapist with a double major in fine arts, sociology and psychology. She has worked at various places in Montreal, Amman and Dubai including refugee camps, shelters for domestic abuse and violence, and conducted group therapy for mothers of children with special needs and women empowerment groups. Nada has also worked at several centers around Dubai assessing and treating children with special needs. Lately, she has worked at the Psychological and Mental Disorder department at Rashid Hospital - caring for inpatients and outpatients - where She conducted individual and art therapy group sessions. She also volunteered at Brighton College Dubai helping students with emotional and behavioral problems. She is also a freelancer who conducts individual and art therapy group sessions to support the individual wellbeing and growth.
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