I have read many interesting books by the author and psychotherapist Irvin Yalom, and one of my favorites is a book I got as a graduation present from a friend who is also an art therapist: “The Gift of Therapy, an open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients”.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
On loss and grief
Grief and loss counseling can deal with a variety of situations. Some of these are:
– death of a loved one
– separation/divorce
– loss of health/disabilities (cancer, HIV, AIDS, etc.)
– pregnancy loss and fertility issues
– work loss
Talking to the image – final
This is the last installment of my dialogue with an image which I painted in therapy in the summer 2012, when I was experiencing severe pain in my back and neck from a childhood injury. The insights I was able to receive were profound, and I believe that the techniques used to explore the Self through images used by Expressive Arts Therapy are incredibly valuable.