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Expressive therapy, also known as creative arts therapy, is the use of the creative arts as a form of [therapy].Unlike traditional [art] expression, the process of creation is emphasized rather than the final product. Expressive therapy works under the assumption that through use of imagination and the various forms of creative expression, humans can heal.

 ART THERAPY/ DANCE THERAPY/ DRAMA THERAPY/ MUSIC THERAPY - (listening and playing)are some forms of expressive therapy. So what about therapy that includes art in the written form. 

All expressive therapists share the belief that through creative expression and the tapping of the imagination a person can examine the body, feelings, emotions and his or her thought process.

Although often separated by the form of creative art, some expressive therapists consider themselves intermodal, using expression in general, rather than a specific discipline to treat clients, altering their approach based on the clients' needs, or through using multiple forms of expression with the same client to aid with deeper exploration.