Drama therapy is active and experiential. This approach can provide the context for participants to tell their stories, set goals and solve problems, express feelings, or achieve catharsis.

Through drama, the depth and breadth of inner experience can be actively explored and interpersonal relationship skills can be enhanced. Participants can expand their repertoire of dramatic roles to find that their life roles have been strengthened.

Drama therapy (written dramatherapy) is the use of theatre, techniques to facilitate personal growth and promote mental health.

Drama therapy is used in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, schools, mental health centres, prisons, and businesses. Drama therapy, as a form of ‘expressive therapy’ (also known as creative arts therapy), exists in many forms and can apply to individuals, couples, families, and various groups.