Re:The Client-Therapist relationship in Expressive Arts Therapies

The dialogue that can establish itself between image and word is fascinating. Automatic writing from an image can deepen one's ability to witness it. A more edited form of writing is also a good way for me to deepen my understanding of what happened during art therapy sessions. I have noticed during my writing that new understanding or new insight does not occur until I have already begun to type. I conclude from this that I have to start writing before I know what I'm writing about. The story develops from the writing process itself. Like the initial random marks we often begin to make in visual arts, unknown words have to be trusted.
You can read the first installment of such writing I posted on this discussion group (Clarence case vignette) and post your comments on any of the questions I raised in the posting following it. I would like to know what you and other visitors think about it.
You can always e-mail me through the link at the bottom of the page, but I think our conversation is more productive on this forum, so others can join in.
Martin Perdoux

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