Using distance technology to deliver the creative arts therapies to veterans: Case studies in art, dance/movement and music therapy

•Telehealth improves access to care, particularly for participants who experience health disparities due to distance or disability.•The creative arts therapies are included in the VA’s initiative to expand telehealth services throughout the VHA health system.•More creative arts therapists should receive telehealth training to become adept at adapting their practices to distance delivery.•Case studies are one way for creative arts therapists to conceptualize how their hands-on practices can be adapted for distance delivery.