▁psych other ap ist   and ▁their ▁analysis ▁of ▁their ▁clients ▁art work ▁verb ally . ▁The ▁last ▁way ▁art ▁ther apy ▁is ▁looked ▁at ▁is ▁through ▁the ▁l ens ▁of ▁an ▁art ▁ther ap ist . ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁believe ▁that ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁client ’ s ▁art work ▁verb ally ▁is ▁not ▁essential , ▁therefore ▁they ▁stress ▁the ▁creation ▁process ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁instead . ▁In ▁all ▁of ▁these ▁different ▁approaches ▁to ▁art ▁ther apy , ▁the ▁art ▁ther ap ist ' s ▁client ▁goes ▁on ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁del ve ▁into ▁their ▁inner ▁thoughts ▁and ▁emot ions ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁paint , ▁paper ▁and ▁pen , ▁or ▁even ▁cl ay . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁people ▁improve ▁cogn itive ▁and ▁sens ory ▁motor ▁function , ▁self - este em , ▁self ▁aw aren ess , ▁emot ional ▁res ili ence . ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁a ide ▁in ▁resol ving ▁conflicts ▁and ▁reduce ▁dist ress . ▁ ▁Current ▁art ▁ther apy ▁includes ▁a ▁vast ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁approaches ▁such ▁as ▁person - center ed , ▁cogn itive , ▁behavior , ▁Gest alt , ▁narr ative , ▁Ad ler ian , ▁and ▁family . ▁The ▁ten ets ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁involve ▁human ism , ▁cre ativity , ▁recon cil ing ▁emot ional ▁conflicts , ▁fost ering ▁self - aw aren ess , ▁and ▁personal ▁growth . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Although ▁art ▁ther apy ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁young ▁th era pe ut ic ▁discipline ,