By Dorit Netzer M.A. ATR-BC, LCAT

As an art therapist, there is nothing more rewarding for me than to witness a client gain experiential awareness through his/her own artwork. What I refer to is the moment in which a person looks at his/her own creation in wonder and amazement as there, right before his/her own eyes, lies the answer to an emotional entanglement and it not only looks clear, it is felt clearly as an image of deep personal knowledge. What I observe is, perhaps, elementary and familiar: that being taught or advised about ways of becoming healthier and more satisfied with one’s life is not as powerful as learning through one’s own experience.
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By Dorit Netzer M.A. ATR-BC, LCAT

Visual expression is typically abandoned in favor of verbal expression once we master the skills of reading and writing. But we all continue to dream in images and remember past events in vivid visual terms.
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