Art Therapy and How to Heal Through Creativity

Dr. Toy hosts a ‘Dream Team’ panel of art therapists—Megan Cook, Patty Grael, and Angelica Joy Gannon. Angelica breaks down her specialized clinical work at Jewish Family and Community Services helping survivors process trauma following the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. They explore neuroesthetics (how the brain’s pleasure center lights up when experiencing art) and conduct a live, in-studio demonstration of a bilateral ‘guided drawing’ somatic exercise to relieve heavy anxiety.