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Art in Therapy
Worksheets for Clinicians and Clients

Exercises for:
• Anxiety • Stress
• Low Self-Esteem
• Relationship Issues
• Life Changes

250 Brief,Creative
& Practical
Art Therapy
Techniques
& Clients
A Guide for Clinicians

Susan I. Buchalter,
ATR-BC, CGP, LPC

Practical and engaging printable tools

to use with your clients!
 GO WITH THE FLOW

PROCEDURE: Draw or create a collage representing the affirmation “Go with the Flow.”

QUESTIONS FOR EXPLORATION:

1. What does it mean for you personally to “Go with the flow”?

2. How do you generally react to change?

3. When was the last time you needed to change?

4. How ready are you to change now?

 CONTAINING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

PROCEDURE: Draw a negative feeling, thought or image and then draw it being contained
in some way (e.g., within a container, surrounded by a fence, a wall, a moat, etc.).

QUESTIONS FOR EXPLORATION:

1. How was your negative thought contained?

2. Is the container strong or weak?

3. Does the container actually work?

4. How long has the container been in use?

5. How can you lessen anxiety in your life? What are your coping techniques?







 MOOD GRAPH

PROCEDURE: Draw a graph representing how your mood changes throughout the day.

QUESTIONS FOR EXPLORATION:

1. When is your mood brightest? Darkest?

2. Does your mood seem stable or does it fluctuate a lot throughout the day?

3. What measures can you take to improve your mood when you feel depressed and/or
anxious?




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Art techniques based in:
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Susan I. Buchalter,
ATR-BC, CGP, LPC

CBT
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