Creative and animal-assisted therapies

Group art therapy – therapy through art

Paints, crayons, collage and clay instead of searching for the right words. We don’t judge the result – what interests us is what emerges along the way.

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Signing up is free and without obligation – we'll get in touch when the group starts to form.

What is art therapy?

Art therapy uses creating as a way into material that is hard to reach through conversation alone. A picture does not have to be coherent or pretty – it is enough that it comes into being. Very often what appears on the paper (the colour, the pressure, what takes the centre and what stays at the edge) shows something the participant has not yet put into words. The conversation comes later and rests on something concrete.

The sessions have two parts: your own creative work (drawing, painting, newspaper collage, working with clay or modelling compound, mixed media) and pausing together over what has been made. We do not interpret anyone’s work for them and nobody has to share everything – the author decides how much to show and how much to say. We provide the materials; you don’t need to bring anything.

Art therapy can be especially helpful for children and teenagers, for people after a loss or in crisis, in cases of high tension and burnout, and for people who “have nothing to talk about” in a therapist’s office. The group will be led by someone trained in art therapy; we divide groups by age.

Who is this group for?

✓children and teenagers who find drawing easier than talking
✓adults in crisis, after a loss or experiencing burnout
✓people with high tension who find it hard to rest
✓people for whom talking alone in a therapist’s office is too difficult or too “dry”
✓people looking for a space for creativity without judgement

What will you gain?

✓access to emotions that are hard to name directly
✓less tension and a sense of calm while creating
✓a look at your own situation from a different angle
✓the experience of creating without judgement or competition
✓contact with the group based on shared experience, not on speaking in front of others

What does it look like in practice?

Formatin person – Gdańsk or Gdynia (materials included in the price)

Group size6-10 people

Sessionsweekly, 90-120 minutes

Startonce the group is complete – people on the waiting list are invited first

Admissiona free initial conversation

Join the waiting list

Group art therapy – the group will start once enough people have signed up. Leave your contact details and when enrolment opens, we'll get in touch with you first.

The controller of the data you provide to join the waiting list will be Magdalena Raba, running a business under the business name RABA Magdalena Raba, ul. Konstantego Bergiela 4/10, 80-180 Gdańsk, NIP: 5833557278. How we process personal data: www.sztukaharmonii.pl/en/polityka-prywatnosci

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most important questions

I can’t draw. Is that a problem?▼

Quite the opposite – a lack of practice usually helps, because you worry less about the result. In art therapy we do not judge technique or aesthetics and we do not compare work. What counts is the process: what you choose, how you create and what comes up while you do it.

Will I have to show and discuss my work?▼

No. Participation is voluntary throughout the session: you decide whether to show your work and how much to say about it. The facilitator does not interpret participants’ work for them and does not make diagnoses based on drawings.

How is art therapy different from an art workshop?▼

The aim is not to learn a technique or produce a finished piece, but what happens to the participant along the way. The session is led by someone with therapeutic training, confidentiality applies, and after the creative part there is room to talk about emotions – none of which you get on a drawing course.