▁needs ▁and ▁design ▁sessions ▁to ▁achieve ▁th era pe ut ic ▁goals ▁and ▁object ives . ▁They ▁use ▁the ▁cre ative ▁process ▁to ▁help ▁their ▁clients ▁increase ▁insight , ▁co pe ▁with ▁stress , ▁work ▁through ▁tra um atic ▁experiences , ▁increase ▁cogn itive , ▁memory ▁and ▁neu ros ens ory ▁ab ilities , ▁improve ▁inter person al ▁relationships ▁and ▁achieve ▁greater ▁self - ful fill ment . ▁The ▁activities ▁an ▁art ▁ther ap ist ▁cho oses ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁clients ▁depend ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁factors ▁such ▁as ▁their ▁mental ▁state ▁or ▁age . ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁may ▁draw ▁upon ▁images ▁from ▁resources ▁such ▁as ▁AR AS ▁( Arch ive ▁for ▁Research ▁in ▁Arch et yp al ▁Symbol ism ) ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁historical ▁art ▁and ▁symbols ▁into ▁their ▁work ▁with ▁patients . ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁state , ▁province , ▁or ▁country , ▁the ▁term ▁" art ▁ther ap ist " ▁may ▁be ▁reserved ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁profession als ▁trained ▁in ▁both ▁art ▁and ▁ther apy ▁and ▁hold ▁a ▁master ▁or ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁in ▁art ▁ther apy ▁or ▁cert ification ▁in ▁art ▁ther apy ▁obtained ▁after ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁in ▁a ▁related ▁field . ▁Other ▁profession als , ▁such ▁as ▁mental ▁health ▁coun sel ors , ▁social ▁workers , ▁psych olog ists , ▁and ▁play ▁ther ap ists ▁option ally ▁combine ▁art - making ▁with ▁basic ▁psych other ape ut ic ▁modal ities ▁in ▁their ▁treatment . ▁Ther ap ists ▁may ▁better ▁understand ▁a ▁client ' s ▁absor