Artxpressive, Art Therapy
Therapy using traditional media and new technology
Debra Irizarry, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT
631-612-0723
DBT informed art therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT for short) is a very powerful evidence based psychotherapy intervention especially when integrated with artmaking to facilitate the expression of emotions without the use of words.
Inside/Outside directive with adolescents
suffering with depression and anxiety.
Emotions on paper.Pastels, pencil and ceramic stucco.
Emotions on paper.Pastels, pencil and ceramic stucco.
Oil pastel, gouache on paper
Sand,moulding paste, gouache on paper
gesso,ceramic stucco, pastels, pencil, oil
oil, soft pastels, acrylic, gesso, sand
Paper clay, ceramic stucco, mosaic glass, casted face form, acrylic
3D canvas figures over canvas, acrylic, polymer clay
Emotions in painting, a group project: "Beyond Emotions"
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"Beyond Emotions" a collaborative show that was exhibited at a Library in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Spring of 2020 with the work of psychiatric patients, who worked on this project for a year. Each painting depicted an emotion and 8-10 patients worked as a group adding details and different media according to how they identified with each emotion.