Three Voices of Art Therapy

Image, Client, Therapist

Tessa Dalley, Gabrielle Rifkind, Kim Terry

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780415839631
• eBook ISBN:
  9781135037673
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Creative Ability in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The image, the client and the therapist are three essential aspects of the art therapy relationship; each has a separate 'voice'. In this book, originally published in 1993, the three voices come alive as the client, Kim, and the therapist, Gabrielle, tell the story of his path from suicidal despair to health and creativity through a series of extraordinary images. The images, chosen to represent the stages of Kim's therapeutic experience, speak for themselves and convey their importance as a powerful catalyst for change. An outer voice, that of Tessa Dalley, provides a theoretical commentary on the process as it occurs, adding to the understanding of what is happening in the therapeutic encounter. This fully rounded account of clinical practice in art therapy offers a rare insight into common issues and dilemmas which will make the book of interest to both professional and non-professional readers alike.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Half Title page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Figures
• The authors
• Foreword
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The context of practice Some theoretical considerations
• 3 Developmental history, assessment interview and therapist's first impressions
• 4 Early image
• 5 Family pictures
• 6 Relationship with mother
• 7 In the cocoon
• 8 Breaking out
• 9 Search for identity
• 10 Dreams
• 11 Relationship with the therapist
• 12 Leaving the maze
• 13 Conclusion
• References
• Name index
• Subject index