The Creative Minds Eye 'way' is a blend of evidence based therapies that work beautifully together as a safe and fun way for kids to create, imagine, learn and heal.
Creating and Imagining
Expressive Therapies help children use their creativity and imaginations to safely:
- Process trauma, anxiety and big worries.
- Identify, explore and communicate their feelings and worries both with and without words.
- Understand contexts and perceptions.
- Express and regulate emotions.
- Make a connection with their mind and bodies.
- Strengthen self esteem and confidence.
- explore choices and find solutions.
Learning and Healing
'Talking therapies’ like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisaton and Reprocessing (EMDR) help children and young people learn and heal by:
- Processing and rationalising trauma, anxiety and big worries.
- Identifying the link between their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
- Understand contexts and perceptions.
- Supporting decision making and choices.
- Developing coping skills and strategies,
- Building confidence and resilience.