Becoming: The Transformative Journey of Becoming an Art Therapist (Devenir : Le parcours transformateur vers la profession d’art-thérapeute)

Abstract

This article examines the transformative journey of becoming an art therapist, emphasizing the powerful role that comics can play as a medium for self-reflection and personal growth. Through both discussion and visuals, the author illustrates the power of arts-based autoethnographies to reveal subconscious insights, foster self-awareness, and celebrate personal transformation. The comic, Becoming: The Transformative Journey of Becoming an Art Therapist, serves as both a personal narrative and a reflective tool, showcasing one student’s experience in becoming something new. The comic’s simplistic form invites readers, especially art therapy students and recent graduates, to reflect on their own transformative journeys. By bridging personal narratives and universal themes, the work affirms the significance of self-reflexivity for personal development as a cornerstone of art therapy practice and education, and it encourages the use of autoethnographic comics as a key part of this process.

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