I agree, it's definitely worth a try. I see an art therapist, and I'm not creative at all but I have found it helpful, and it's not really about the art. She said that it doesn't matter how good the drawing/painting/whatever is - you can even draw stick figures - it's more about the meaning of it/emotions behind it.
I found it surprisingly hard - it was mainly up to me what I drew, although sometimes she gave me a theme, and it was sometimes difficult to think of something - and talking about it was quite hard, but I found it easier to talk about stuff than in normal therapy, because you have something to work from, like a starting point for the discussion. And despite having sat through endless hours of therapy before, it made me think of things I hadn't thought about before.
And in a way, regardless of the art or the discussion, sitting down for an hour and creating something was really relaxing, and strangely improved my mood.
Sorry if that didn't make much sense, but basically I personally found it helpful and I think it's definitely worth a shot - you have nothing to loose.
(However, it's awful that the only thing they can offer you is one type of therapy. My advise would be to write to your local MP - if your CMHT get a letter from someone like that, they have to act on it. If you keep pushing for better care, they'll find the funding and resources from somewhere.)
Good luck, I hope you find it helpful xxx
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