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Letting go and holding on in art therapy is an important theme that comes up in all manners of forms and at all levels. At an intrapsychic level, it revolves around the central questions in the therapy: What is the problem? What do I want to change? What will I have to forego? Is that what I really want? These questions are related to the theme of transfer: what do I want to take with me and what will I let go of or leave behind. It is important to consciously encourage transfer and to devote attention to the process of holding on to the experiences gained in art therapy.
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Haeyen, S. (2018). Letting Go and Holding On in Art Therapy: Disillusionment and New Possibilities. In: Art Therapy and Emotion Regulation Problems. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96773-8_5
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