Visual Symbol Formation and its Implications for Art Psychotherapy with Incest Survivors – A Case Study

摘要

The additional value and unique contribution of art psychotherapy to the treatment of incest survivors is exemplified through a case study of a 56 year old woman. Art psychotherapy is unique in its capacity to enhance change through visual symbolization: that is, activities such as painting, drawing and sculpting. Through visual symbolization, implicit, non-verbal, sub-symbolic contents acquire a concrete presence available for reflective contemplation and mentalization.