Chapter 2 is based on the reflections on a life. A person's history is needed during the process of their development. If one was to have a traumatic history, then art therapy would be useful to help that person survive and overcome it. "The life story is viewed as an important tool that allows the listener to capture and understand the teller's context from the teller's point of view." (pg. 41) This would be the clients part of coming to use art therapy and the art therapist's job is to understand the client and go deep into their world. The author goes on about telling her techniques and strategies as being a art therapist and how she is more than a therapist. One strategy the author mentions is painting. By using paint, the person has to use all the parts, from colors and brushes, to make a whole. Meaning the person has to use everything he or she has in order to become whole again. Another strategy that is mentioned is colors. The person is able to pick and choose what colors to use to make the art work whole and the colors represent the methods to choose from when trying to make themselves whole again.
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