Trauma-Informed Gestalt Art Therapy [Video]

An introduction to an integrated counseling approach utilizing Gestalt Art Therapy while considering trauma-informed needs through attachment and mindfulness lens.
Key terms discussed: here-and-now, there-and-then, figure/ground, contact, awareness, process and product (process and content), exaggeration, amplification

Worth reading for more information:
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