Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents: 50 Therapeutic Interventions for Challenging Clients Who Shut Down, Melt Down, or ACT Out - Spiral

by Laura Dessauer (Author)

The Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents features 50 creative, hands-on interventions to help kids work through difficult emotions, develop a growth mindset, and strengthen their communication skills so they can reach their goals.

Each card features directions, a list of materials, a sample picture of a finished creation, and questions for discovery and discussion. The cards were designed to assist children and adolescents who have:

• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Mood disorders
• ODD
• Autism
• ADHD

When words alone aren't enough, these activities will help your young clients explore mastery, self-concept, and self-worth through art.

Author Biography

Laura Dessauer, EdD, ATR-BC, is a board-certified art therapist with a doctoral degree in counseling psychology who has been working with families for more than 35 years in over 21 school districts. Dr. Dessauer's work has been included in Parents magazine, eHow Parenting, YourTango, Fox News, PBS's This Emotional Life, Working Mother, and Psychology Today.

Dr. Dessauer is passionate about helping families develop ways to confidently communicate and creatively connect. In her private practice, she specializes in working with children who shut down, melt down, and act out. She playfully blends cognitive behavioral skills, art-making, and creative problem-solving to help clients create individualized social, emotional, and behavioral interventions that "stick to their brain."