ually , ▁creating ▁art ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁way ▁to ▁access ▁them . ▁Through ▁art ▁ther apy , ▁children ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁more ▁sense ▁of ▁their ▁tra um atic ▁experiences ▁and ▁form ▁accurate ▁tra uma ▁narr atives . ▁Grad ual ▁expos ure ▁to ▁these ▁narr atives ▁may ▁reduce ▁tra uma - indu ced ▁sympt oms , ▁such ▁as ▁flash back s ▁and ▁night mar es . ▁Rep et ition ▁of ▁direct ives ▁reduces ▁anx iety , ▁and ▁vis ually ▁creating ▁narr atives ▁help ▁clients ▁build ▁cop ing ▁skills ▁and ▁bal anced ▁nerv ous ▁system ▁responses . ▁ ▁Children ▁who ▁have ▁experienced ▁tra uma ▁may ▁benefit ▁from ▁group ▁art ▁ther apy . ▁The ▁group ▁format ▁is ▁effective ▁in ▁helping ▁surv iv ors ▁develop ▁relationships ▁with ▁others ▁who ▁have ▁experienced ▁similar ▁situations . ▁Group ▁art ▁ther apy ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁benef icial ▁in ▁helping ▁children ▁with ▁tra uma ▁reg ain ▁trust ▁and ▁social ▁self - este em . ▁Usually , ▁participants ▁who ▁under go ▁art ▁ther apy ▁through ▁group ▁inter vent ions ▁have ▁positive ▁experiences ▁and ▁give ▁their ▁internal ▁feelings ▁validation . ▁ ▁V eter ans ▁and ▁post - tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁has ▁an ▁established ▁history ▁of ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁veter ans , ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Art ▁Ther apy ▁Association ▁document ing ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁other ▁sources ▁of ▁tra uma , ▁combat ▁veter ans ▁may ▁benefit ▁from ▁art ▁ther apy ▁to ▁access ▁mem