Guided Art Therapy Card Deck

Understand your emotions and let go of what’s holding you back with this empowering art therapy card deck.

Guided Art Therapy Card Deck allows you to use art as therapy, focusing on the inherent healing power of art making to manage anxiety and stress, improve self-esteem, and deepen your relationships with others and your inner self. In this deck of 75 activities, you’ll explore a wide range of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, writing, collage, photography and digital art, sculpture, and mixed media, with each activity designed to be created using limited supplies. While traditional art therapy requires sessions facilitated by a professional licensed therapist, these activities and reflection questions, developed by licensed art therapist Emily Sharp, LCAT, ATR-BC, allow you to have a healing experience with art on your own, at your own pace.

This guided deck contains: 

• 75 unique activities suitable for experts and novices alike, including a full-color reference photo of each completed creation
• Thoughtful reflection questions accompanying each activity to prompt insight, self-awareness, and self-compassion, and increase feelings of happiness and gratitude 
• Detailed instructional cards, including benefits, supply lists, step-by-step instructions, and estimated time commitments for each activity  
• Color-coded cards to help you choose your activity based on the supplies you have handy for the varied artistic mediums, with ranging complexity levels and time commitments for each medium 
• A concise guide booklet included with the deck, including a complete supply list, advice for getting started, a brief history of art therapy, and two indexes, listing every activity by medium and by topic so you can easily find the right activity for any given moment 

“Emily has created an enormously useful, accessible, and flexible resource for those who wish to deepen their creative practice and learn more about themselves. This deck highlights classical art therapy exercises along with new and unique techniques for integrating mindfulness and embodied practice through a variety of modalities. The prompts are clear and easy to implement, whether you consider yourself an artist or are reconnecting to your creative spark. Her approach is empowering and emphasizes the inherent power of creative expression that we all have within us.”
—Mikella Millen, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, trauma specialist and author of the blog Inward Vision

 “Guided Art Therapy Card Deck is an essential tool for practitioners seeking to implement informed interventions of art therapy. The deck holds practical suggestions based on Emily’s extensive professional experience to engage clients embarking on a broad array of therapeutic goals. It is thoughtfully conceptualized with examples, recommendations, and guidelines for novices to experienced mental health clinicians. Amid the current mental health crisis, Guided Art Therapy Deck presents alternative ways to help ease psychological distress and promote wellness. A wonderful resource!”
—Marygrace Berberian, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, LCSW; graduate art therapy program director at New York University and executive committee member of the American Art Therapy Association

“Emily’s Guided Art Therapy Card Deck is an innovative resource made by a truly skilled art therapist and offers carefully curated art experiences as a catalyst for introspection, self-discovery, and healing. The deck’s user-friendly design, wide range of art media, versatile applications, and comprehensive use of art therapy approaches ensure that people of all artistic backgrounds can experience the transformative benefits of creative expression, making this a standout among other therapeutic resources. As a licensed art psychotherapist and developer of the Createful iOS app, I am constantly on the lookout for the most effective therapeutic art tools and I highly recommend Emily's masterfully designed Guided Art Therapy Card Deck to anyone interested in harnessing their creativity for healing and life-enhancing purposes.”
—Lenna Salbashian, licensed art psychotherapist and developer of Createful iOS appEmily Sharp, LCAT, ATR-BC, is a licensed art therapist from New York specializing in helping clients break free from anxiety and negative patterns to create a life they love. Sharp is an expert in working with people of all ages and abilities to develop creative practices in their lives and feel better through art making. As a board-certified telemental health therapist, Emily provides an encouraging, safe, and compassionate place for clients to meet virtually. You can find out more about her practice, NY Art Therapy, at nyarttherapy.com. Emily also hosts art therapy workshops around the world, following her passions at the intersection of mental health, creativity, and travel. You can follow her journey on Instagram @awaytherapy.