Art Therapy and Animation

There is definitely some magic involved in creating an animation. Animating means 'bringing something to life'  so the power of animating in art therapy makes sense, especially as stop-motion animation and pixilation techniques don't necessarily require a high drawing standard to create something beautiful. Anyone, of any age or ability can make a stop-motion film. 

Katie Hall is an artist and art therapist, who has developed animation workshops for her patients to help them deal with issues such as depression, PTSD, developmental disabilities and schizophrenia. Her blog has some clips of films she has made in her work, links to inspiring TED talks and explanations as to how her methods help people. 

http://www.katiehallarttherapy.com/blog