Do You need to have artistic talent?

This is an easy question to answer:
                          No artistic talent is needed!

• Art therapy is a therapeutic modality that uses working with art materials in a way that is not "pre-conceived or pre-determined." (In other words if you are wanting to paint something to hang over your couch in the living room, art therapy is not what you are looking for).
• Depending upon your needs and the issue or challenges that you are working with in counselling, the art therapist will provide materials that will support your process work. The choice of materials provided may be linked to the benefits of the tactile experience, the connection to the senses, the kinetic responses, or for the visual impact (or for all of these).
• Art therapy engages each individual in a manner and process that allows for layers of exploration to occur, providing space and opportunity for you to gain insights and a deeper understanding of your life’s current context.

• Art therapy also provides opportunity to challenge and define meaning that presents itself through the process stage, the finished artwork, and beyond.