@DritonGusia a good art therapist isn't going to do the interpreting. They're going to let the client interpret the work they've come up with, and then ask questions. Just like a one to one session where the client talks and the therapist listens, questions, listens, questions, only in this case, the client can let out their demons on paper, and then look at it and say what THEY see in their own art. An art therapists job isn't to analyze, it's to guide.
@kamill1009 this, this, THIS. I'm in school doing psychology and art right now after what feels like a neverending battle with eating disorders, depression, and BPD, and I want to be an art therapist because it has helped me more than any CBT or DBT session. I, like a lot of BPD/ED sufferers, have a lot of trouble articulating what's going on, what's made me sad/mad/happy/etc. Art therapy is a way to let those feelings come out non verbally, and it's pretty freaking amazing what you'll find.
@DritonGusia Art therapy doesn't always just help a person focus on the here and now; it's actually a way to deal with past traumas and to help the person move on with their life by giving them a different perspective. Some people with behavior/emotional disorders come into art therapy sessions not knowing what they'll be doing, and leave realizing something from their past that could've potentially been the root of their behaviors. It's more beneficial than just focusing on the here and now.
@DritonGusia I think it's important for the psychologist in that it gives an insight into what 's happening for the client, that the client doesn't even consciously know - so it makes it easier to help b/c it gives the therapist more information to work with, and helps the client see themselves more clearly and to be grounded in their own expresion and thoughts - their inner reality.
@DritonGusia a good art therapist isn't going to do the interpreting. They're going to let the client interpret the work they've come up with, and then ask questions. Just like a one to one session where the client talks and the therapist listens, questions, listens, questions, only in this case, the client can let out their demons on paper, and then look at it and say what THEY see in their own art. An art therapists job isn't to analyze, it's to guide.
SorryToMaria 3 months ago
@kamill1009 this, this, THIS. I'm in school doing psychology and art right now after what feels like a neverending battle with eating disorders, depression, and BPD, and I want to be an art therapist because it has helped me more than any CBT or DBT session. I, like a lot of BPD/ED sufferers, have a lot of trouble articulating what's going on, what's made me sad/mad/happy/etc. Art therapy is a way to let those feelings come out non verbally, and it's pretty freaking amazing what you'll find.
SorryToMaria 3 months ago
@DritonGusia Art therapy doesn't always just help a person focus on the here and now; it's actually a way to deal with past traumas and to help the person move on with their life by giving them a different perspective. Some people with behavior/emotional disorders come into art therapy sessions not knowing what they'll be doing, and leave realizing something from their past that could've potentially been the root of their behaviors. It's more beneficial than just focusing on the here and now.
kamill1009 9 months ago
@DritonGusia I think it's important for the psychologist in that it gives an insight into what 's happening for the client, that the client doesn't even consciously know - so it makes it easier to help b/c it gives the therapist more information to work with, and helps the client see themselves more clearly and to be grounded in their own expresion and thoughts - their inner reality.
RachelEMacD 1 year ago
Very well, art therapy helps the person to focus on here and now; to refrain from the trauma of the past,and reduces anxiety and all that
It is effective for the client, yes; but how important is for the psychologist?
He may interpretate the works and have an insight of their expresions, but is that it?
Art therapy must have something greater, right?
DritonGusia 1 year ago
curves and cirlces i find is very common when in deep thought.
rimind1 2 years ago
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