Secrets that emerge : a case study of the utility and insight of art therapy for a group with sexual paraphilia disorder

Abstract

Art Therapy is a psychotherapeutic process involving the use of art materials. The art therapy case studies of three paraphilic clients is reviewed. Based on a model of art therapy that considers the process, the artwork and the triangular (client, therapist and the artwork) relationship, the case study reviews and explores the treatment of a voyeuristic, an exhibitionistic and a transvestic client. In their artwork, important material emerged. In this thesis, the material is initially viewed as a secret, as it emerged not in words but in the artwork. The study offers insights about three paraphilias based on the casework material. The study also contributes to an understanding of how art therapists may work with clients who have sexual troubles.

Date of Award	2004
Original language	English