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Art Therapist

Help people heal through making

€28k–€50k Medium demand

Art therapists use creative processes — drawing, painting, sculpture — to support mental health, emotional wellbeing and recovery, working in hospitals, schools and community settings.

1Running a session with a group of anxious teenagers
2Watching someone express in clay what they couldn't say in words
3Writing clinical notes that document therapeutic progress
4Adapting a session when the group energy is completely different

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Read about art therapy and its evidence base — it's more rigorous than it sounds.

Art therapy methodsClinical psychology basicsGroup facilitationCreative skills

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Art therapy methods
Clinical psychology basics
Group facilitation
Creative skills
Empathy
Documentation

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