ABSTRACT

Art therapy research supports the benefits of creative expression for well-being. Counseling literature highlights the necessity of therapist well-being. Art therapists often have art practices that contribute to their personal growth and support their authenticity as artist-practitioners. There is uncertainty, however, surrounding the appropriateness of art therapists making art alongside clients during clinical work. Humanistic art therapists view art therapy as a shared creative journey utilizing therapist presence, authenticity, empathy, and unconditional acceptance to guide the client toward self-realization. This author explores, from a humanistic art therapy perspective, in-session therapist art making as a shared creative process that deepens the client-therapist relationship and promotes the well-being of client and therapist. Future research is required to specifically address the importance of art therapist well-being, the development of client and therapist well-being through joint or parallel creative processes, and clients’ perceptions of therapist in-session art practices, specifically from multi-cultural perspectives.

摘要

艺术治疗研究支持创造性表达对幸福的好处。咨询文献强调了治疗师幸福感的必要性。艺术治疗师的艺术实践通常有助于他们的个人成长，并支持他们作为艺术家从业者的真实性。然而，围绕艺术治疗师在临床工作期间与客户一起创作艺术的适当性存在不确定性。人文主义艺术治疗师将艺术治疗视为一种共享的创造性旅程，利用治疗师的存在、真实性、同理心和无条件接受来引导客户走向自我实现。这位作者从人文艺术治疗的角度探讨了治疗师在治疗期间的艺术创作作为一个共享的创作过程，可以加深客户与治疗师的关系并促进客户和治疗师的福祉。