Comments on: Art Therapy Shows Promise in Treatment of PTSD & Trauma

By: Victoria Hart

Victoria Hart — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:06:41 +0000

I suffer from PTSD and, at times, severe agoraphobia, if it had not been for friends insisting I take a pottery class, I may not be here at all today. I am a true testament to the fact that art is a saving grace and I cannot live my life without it.
Your site is a blessing to many.
Thank you.

By: Kay Lee

Kay Lee — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:53:38 +0000

I had suffered with depression my entire life. In my 20s I withdrew from everything around me and, diagnosed with clinical depression, was hospitalized. While inside, the doctors asked me to draw circles and color them in using exactly 7 colors in each circle. I must have colored several hundred circles during the month I was there. Can you tell me what this form of therapy is called and what it is intended to do?

By: Transformational Art Therapy | Art Therapy Idea for Life Changes

Transformational Art Therapy | Art Therapy Idea for Life Changes — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:03:28 +0000

[...] state. For example, the passing of a family member, divorce, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, a traumatic event, etc. Change doesn’t have to be the result of a negative experience though. Transformation [...]

By: natalie

natalie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:26:35 +0000

hi there!
i am working with refugee traumatised children and would love to learn more about how to use art therapy in their treatment.
thanks

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:22:47 +0000

Hi Sónia, I’m about to leave on vacation for a week or so, but I wanted to reply with some articles for you to look into. Here are a couple of articles related to adolescents and trauma:

Good, D. (1996). Secondary traumatic stress in art therapists and related mental health professions. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico, Dissertation Abstracts International. Pifalo, T. (2002). Pulling out the thorns: Art therapy with sexually abused children and adolescents. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 19(1), 12-22.

Sidun, N. and Rosenthal, R. (1987). Graphic indicators of sexual abuse in draw-a-person tests of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 14, 25-33.

Stay tuned as I plan on adding a books section to the site and I’ll be sure to add some art therapy and trauma related books.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:52:40 +0000

Hi Sónia, thanks for commenting…I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but I will reply back in a comment or a post with some ideas.

By: Sónia

Sónia — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:31:07 +0000

Hi there!
I’m a portuguese art-therapist and I was delighted to read this article, since I work with at-risk adolescents (many of them trauma victims). I was wondering if you could advise me on some reading on trauma-focused art therapy – if possible for adolescents…

Thank you!

Sónia

By: admin

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:18:08 +0000

Wonderful, I’ll email you with more details as soon as I figure out how I’m going to set up the gallery and featured artists section. Thanks, I’ll be in touch

By: Austin

Austin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:55:34 +0000

I would most certainly be interested. Just let me know when you’re ready and what you’d like to include.
Honored,
Austin

By: admin

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:47:22 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and sharing Austin. I definitely need to spend some more time on your site…there’s lots of great info there and I’ve only perused a tiny portion of it!

I’ve been thinking about creating a gallery section on this site that features other artists on the web. I haven’t thought about details yet as it’s just something I’ve been thinking about lately, but I would love to know if you have any interest?