Expressive therapies are a kind of therapy where people use things like art, music, dance or drama to help them express their feelings and emotions.
Imagine if you were feeling really upset, but you had a hard time explaining why. You might feel like you don't have the right words to say what's going on inside you. That's where expressive therapies come in. Instead of using words to express yourself, you can use colors, or sounds, or movements to show how you feel.
For example, if you were feeling angry, you might paint with lots of red and black, or you might make a loud noise with a drum. If you were feeling sad, you might choose to draw with cool colors, or you might move your body in a slow and gentle way.
These therapies can help people feel better because they give us a way to express ourselves that doesn't involve talking. Sometimes, we just need a different kind of language to say what's going on inside.