Creative Process/Therapeutic Process: Parallels and Interfaces

Abstract

This paper explores the similarities and connections between the creative process and the therapeutic process and their relationship to art therapy. Because of the nature of art therapy, the focus on the creative process is emphasized more so than in verbal therapies. Art therapists have constantly reexamined the relationship of creativity to therapy and have differing views on that relationship. Some believe the level of creativity is indicative of the degree of sublimation achieved; others connect creativity with the discovery of insights. Because creativity plays a central role in art therapy, it is a theoretical area that art therapists should continue to investigate.In order to examine the exchange and interplay between the creative process and the therapeutic process, the authors will discuss their personal creative processes as visual artists. How each creates visual imagery will be related and paralleled to the role creativity plays in art therapy and the therapeutic process.

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