Art Therapy for Cancer Patients

Cancer patients are invited to join us for free Art Therapy in the Cancer Treatment and CyberKnife Center’s conference room. (Take elevator downstairs from Cancer Center lobby)
*Exception: First Wednesday of each month, therapy will be in the
Cancer Treatment & CyberKnife Center’s lobby.
No artistic abilities needed. Therapy will use various mediums. *Certified Art Therapist: Yael Divon
Walk-ins are welcome, but to sign up or for information, call: Cancer Treatment & CyberKnife Center patients: (910) 615-4626 or (910) 615-4435. Health Pavilion North Cancer Center patients: (910) 615-3856.
Art Therapy is made possible through grant funding from the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
What is art therapy?
Art therapy is a mental health activity facilitated by an art therapist. People use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reduce negative stress, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, increase self-esteem and more.
A goal in art therapy is to improve or restore someone’s functioning and his or her sense of personal well-being. It’s an effective treatment for people experiencing developmental, medical, educational, and social or psychological impairment.
Art therapy is widely practiced in a wide variety of settings. This therapy provides an alternative means of communicating for those who can not find the words to express anxiety, pain or emotions. It also provides an opportunity to enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of art making.
The process of creating is the important part of therapy and not the end product of what you created.
Making art is healing and life enhancing. Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation and Cape Fear Valley Cancer Centers recognize the benefits of this therapy and want to provide this extended care for our patients.