Creative arts therapy uses the senses to open new channels of communication between therapist and client and, eventually, between the client, their family and others.
Creative Arts Therapy
Mikey’s Story
Four-year-old Mikey Flis of Holmesburg, born with autism spectrum disorder, didn’t talk or communicate at all for the first two years of his life.
Now, at age four, innovative Kardon Institute programs are helping him connect with others through music…
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Dance Therapy
Dance is the most fundamental of the arts, involving direct expression through the body. Thus, it is an intimate and powerful medium for therapy.
Based on the assumption that mind and body are interrelated, Dance/Movement Therapy can bring about changes in:
- Feelings
- Cognition
- Physical function
- And behavior
Today, in addition to treating persons with severe emotional disorders, Dance/Movement Therapy has proven useful in cases of:
- Individuals with eating disorders
- Adult survivors of violence
- Sexually and physically abused children
- The frail elderly
- Substance abusers
- And individuals with acute or chronic pain
