In my own cocoon
What does your safe place look like?She remembers a situation from when she was a child. She slept restlessly and woke up often. Her father hung a pink and white sheet above her bed.… Lees meer.
Category: Experiences
We would like to share stories that arise in art therapy. Experiences that are gained, snapshots so to speak. Here we let the work speak and show what a piece of work can do to someone and also vice versa: what someone can do with a piece of work. It literally gives a picture of what art therapy can mean. The experiences are all anonymous and in no way traceable to the person who made the work.
By the water
We reflect on the theme of ‘a safe place’. What is a safe place for you, where you can let go of everything, where you can be and do not have to do anything,… Lees meer.
Torn life
Tearing paper – what does that do to you? What feelings and thoughts do you get? How do you then respond to these feelings and thoughts through your actions? An experiential exercise. But that’s… Lees meer.
Creativity and uncertainty
A good example of how an experience and feeling can be converted into a piece of art therapy:“I am a creative person and when I feel confident, inspiration flows fully. I get the best… Lees meer.
Boisterous loud heat
She was shocked by the fierceness and loudness on her paper. She actually had the feeling that she had become much calmer and calmer and that she was building things up again. A group… Lees meer.
More than you think
The water reflects the mountains, the trees, the sky. It’s about the point where the river disappears… “I was allowed to choose 10 images and only 1 remained. It felt like you were taking… Lees meer.
A new chapter
“I will be 40 in a few weeks,” she says. “I think a lot about my life. Sometimes I feel like it’s almost over now.” “I don’t want to just live the rest of… Lees meer.
Finding a new balance
She fled to this city a while ago. The children are now going to school, she herself is still looking for work, and they have not yet found a home. She’s out of balance…She… Lees meer.
Explore fear
Sometimes fear is tucked away so deep inside that you can no longer reach it and actually no longer know how it originated. Throughout your life you have learned to put that fear away… Lees meer.
Expressively hidden
Action painting – it’s not about the result. Choose the colors and movement you want right now. That is not always easy. Are you influenced by expectations? By thoughts? Are you constantly looking for… Lees meer.
