Portrait Therapy: Resolving Self-Identity Disruption in Clients with Life-Threatening and Chronic Illnesses

by Susan Carr

Portrait therapy reverses the traditional roles in art therapy, utilising Edith Kramer's concept of the art therapist's 'third hand' to collaboratively design and paint their clients' portraits. It addresses 'disrupted' self-identity, which is common in serious illness and characterised by statements like 'I don't know who I am anymore' and 'I'm not the person I used to be'.

This book explores the theory and practice of portrait therapy,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785922939
• ISBN13: 9781785922930
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"