Arts for the Blues is an evidence-based psychotherapy for depression, anxiety and mental wellbeing. The therapy is delivered in groups facilitated by Arts for the Blues trained practitioners. Sessions may include mark-making, gentle movement, writing, and music-making, and participants are supported to engage at their own pace.
Ingredients overview
Arts for the Blues is delivered in four stages, informed by cognitive behavioural, person-centred, psychodynamic, and group therapy Arts for the Blues is delivered in four stages, informed by cognitive behavioural, person-centred, psychodynamic, and group therapy approaches. The therapy includes eight key ingredients that are informed by the evidence of helpful factors in therapy. Each section of the therapy focuses on two specific ingredients and provides a framework under which therapeutic change is supported.
What do the key ingredients look like?
Encouraging active engagement
Learning skills & developing relationships
Expressing emotions
Processing at a deeper level & gaining understanding
Experimenting with different ways of being
Integrating useful material
Get in Touch
For more information on how you can get involved with Arts for the Blues, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team.