Absolutely not.
Art therapy does not focus the aesthetics of your image. Rather, the focus is what is expressed and how one expresses themself. The aim is not to create something that looks “good”, but to simply create!
Individual art therapy sessions preferably take place once a week for a 50 minute session in a consistent space. The length of time one needs to attend art therapy for will depend on the individual and their specific needs. Various art materials will be supplied and the session will involve time creating and reflecting on this creation with the therapist. Many forms of art creation can take place ranging from using clay, paints or charcoal.
Art therapy sessions can either be directive where the therapist may bring a certain activity for the individual to engage with or non- directive where the individual will lead the session according to what he/she feels they might need to gain from the session. Having a directive session or non- directive session will depend on the length of time the individual is in therapy for and what the individual’s needs are. Sometimes both methods are used in the therapy.
Art therapy can be either long term and ongoing therapy (in which case the therapist would generally take a more non- directive approach) or short term where a set amount of sessions are decided on upfront (in this case the therapist may take a more goal orientated, directive approach)