AaronJP1

What are the alternatives to therapy/talking treatments besides from medication?

I work as a psychologist in the UK and my service struggles to recruit our typical practitioners e.g psychologists, cbt therapists etc. I am trying to convince my senior managers to try and change recruitment to include other professionals like art therapists that provide our patients with more options. Sadly my senior managers point towards the lack of large scale randomised controlled trials on the efficacy of art therapy. In your opinion, what are some of the strengths or skills Art therapists possess that could set them apart or be of value that I could put forward?