Posted by Pfinstegg on December 2, 2004, at 19:58:14
In reply to Re: Pfinstegg?, posted by Daisym on December 1, 2004, at 20:23:59
I remember when you did a weekend of art therapy, and that you felt that you got a lot out of it. Did you ever do it again? My T actually has an art therapist he has worked closely with for several years, and with whom he has published two papers. I thought this was very unusual(and very interesting) for a psychoanalyst!
I think he was hoping that I would do it now, as I am more regressed, (and less defended) than I was, and have better access to a lot of painful feelings which are hard to put into words. The way he works, he and the art therapist confer on an as-needed basis- I think mostly when the art therapist has something she wants to tell him. He doesn't actually look at the art itself, but relies on the therapist. I think he feels that he is more of a verbal person, and that she can provide him with insights which will help him in his work with me.
I do know what you mean about gaining and losing access to the regressed parts of ourselves; sometimes one does feel sort of a loss when those parts become inaccessible. I guess that's one of the biggest reasons therapists like yours and mine prefer to see patients with trauma and dissociative states frequently. Mine likes to do it five times a week, if patients can afford it- and he tries to be as flexible as he's able to be about fees. I'm so grateful for the huge commitment these therapists make to us, and know you are, too.
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