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Coloring TherapyThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 5, Episode 16, Segment 2

Jan 19, 2016 • 43m

Marygrace Berberian is a certified art therapist and the Clinical Assistant Professor of Art Therapy at NYU Steinhardt. She is also the Program Coordinator for the Graduate Art Therapy Program at NYU. A trend that many people are finding useful to deal with many ailments in cluding anxiety is the use of adult coloring books. Adult coloring books were 3 of the the top 10 books sold on Amazon.com in 2015. Ms. Berberian explains the therapeutic value of the Adult Coloring Book trend.

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