March 29, 2018
“We all have those experiences where we can’t find the words — words don’t carry what we’re feeling. Art is one way to work through those thoughts and feelings.” — AATA President Christianne Strang, PhD, ATR-BC.
Read about Dr. Strang’s career as an art therapist — working in inpatient psychiatric facilities, with HIV/AIDS patients, and clients who struggle with eating disorders or traumatic experiences — and about her passions for neuroscience, research, and teaching in University of Alabama at Birmingham article, “Art therapy helps liberate emotions when words fail.”