Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy shows mental health professionals how the blending of expressive arts, psychotherapy, and metaphorical communica- tion can both support and enhance clinical practice. This book illuminates the ways in which metaphorical representations form who we are, how we inter- act, and how we understand our larger environment. Author Lisa Moschini explains how to couple clients’ words, language, stories, and artwork with treatment interventions that aid empathic understanding, promote a collabo- rative alliance, and encourage conflict resolution. Chapters include numerous illustrations, exercises, and examples that give clinicians inspiration for both theoretical and practical interventions. Lisa B. Moschini, LMFT, is the vice president and clinical director of Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara. She has been providing workshops, lectures, and training to therapists and educators since 1996. Her first book, Drawing the Line: Art Therapy with the Difficult Client (2004) has been translated into three languages. Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy Using Metaphor to Enrich Your Clinical Practice Lisa B. Moschini First published 2019 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business 2019 Lisa B. Moschini The right of Lisa B. Moschini to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Moschini, Lisa B., author. Title: Art, play, and narrative therapy : using metaphor to enrich your clinical practice / Lisa B. Moschini. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. Identifiers: LCCN 2018005387| ISBN 9780815371267 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780815371274 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781351170925 (e-book) Subjects: | MESH: Art Therapy—methods | Play Therapy--methods | Narrative Therapy—methods Classification: LCC RC489.A7 | NLM WM 450.5.A8 | DDC 616.89/1656—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018005387 ISBN: 978-0-8153-7126-7 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-8153-7127-4 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-351-17092-5 (ebk) Typeset in Minion by Swales & Willis Ltd, Exeter, Devon, UK Contents List of Illustrations vii List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xii Introduction xiii I First and Foremost 1 1 A Personal Metaphor 3 It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity 10 Heart and Soul 19 Across the Board 26 And So to Bed 35 2 Psychological Maturity 37 Fill the Bill 39 Child’s Play 43 Betwixt and Between 47 Read Between the Lines 54 And So to Bed 64 II The Eternal Verities 69 3 Clinical Applications 71 More Here Than Meets the Eye 74 Any Port in a Storm: Case Illustration 1 78 A Whole New Ball of Wax: Case Illustration 2 91 Good, Bad, or Indifferent: Case Illustration 3 101 And So to Bed 111 4 Metaphors of Communication 113 Let’s Get the Show on the Road 114 Let Me Bend Your Ear 117 You Said a Mouthful 123 v vi • Contents Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 132 You Can Bet Your Boots 137 And So to Bed 140 5 The Wonder Box 142 Without Further Ado 143 Eloquent Silence 160 Actions Speak Louder than Words 168 Grasp the Nettle 176 And So to Bed 183 III From Start to Finish 187 6 The Art of Anger Management 189 At Your Fingertips 191 The Art of Anger Management Guidebook: Skills 1 to 48 194 7 An Expression of Grief and Loss 226 Skills 1 to 20 227 Distancing Directives: Skills 1 to 8 244 And So to Bed 244 Index 247 Illustrations 1.1 Precursory Activity 1 4 1.2 Precursory Activity 2 5 1.3 Chaotic Discharge 6 1.4 Art in the Service of Defense 1 7 1.5 Art in the Service of Defense 2 7 1.6 Pictographs 8 1.7 Formed Expression 1 9 1.8 Formed Expression 2 9 1.9 An Enduring Storm 10 1.10 Alienation 10 1.11 The Persona 11 1.12 Eyes as Containers for Emotions 12 1.13 Turtle and Clown 13 1.14 Anxiety 13 1.15 The Magic Puppet Theater 16 1.16 The Boy Who Wasn’t Accepted 18 1.17 Family 18 1.18 Don’t Give Up 20 1.19 A Sense of Self 20 1.20 Papa Bear and Panda Bear 24 1.21 The Creature and the Cricket and Friendship 25 1.22 The Growing Tree 26 1.23 It’s a Robot, but It Isn’t 27 1.24 The Conflict Collage 28 1.25 Group Mural 31 1.26 Quiet Time 33 1.27 Congruent Communication 34 2.1 Pair Therapy First Session 40 2.2 Laura and Beth Work Cooperatively 41 2.3 I Wish . . . 43 2.4 Now I Will Kill You 45 2.5 Discharge of Drives 46 2.6 Inside and out 47 2.7 A Deserted Island 48 2.8 Donny’s Dinosaur and Roach Motel 50 2.9 Left out in the Cold 52 2.10 Treading on Thin Ice 53 2.11 A Context Is Provided 54 2.12 Storytelling in the Round 57 vii viii • Illustrations 2.13 Jealousy 59 2.14 Papier Maché Sculpture 60 2.15 Progressive Collaboration 62 2.16 The Rescue Attempt 63 2.17 Hip Hop Sad 63 3.1 If at First You Don’t Succeed 73 3.2 A Free Hummingbird 77 3.3 And Don’t Forget It!!! 79 3.4 Don’t Get Conned Into What Other People Say 80 3.5 Body Outline – Adult 87 3.6 Body Outline – Child 87 3.7 Body/Mind Tracing 88 3.8 What’s in Your Mind? 89 3.9 Life, Life, and Life Again 90 3.10 Feeling Body Outline 93 3.11 The Door of Disgust 94 3.12 Harris’ Anguish 95 3.13 Fear of the Unknown 96 3.14 Standing on His Own Two Feet 97 3.15 Things Pending 98 3.16 Captain of Your own Ship 99 3.17 A Tedious Task 100 3.18 A New Path 101 3.19 Ride the Wild Wave 103 3.20 The Shark’s Lagoon 104 3.21 All Aboard 105 3.22 The Good Shark and Bad Lamb 106 3.23 The Mean Shark 107 3.24 I Need a Hand 108 3.25 College Experiences 109 3.26 How to Say Goodbye 110 4.1 Hot Pursuit 118 4.2 The Tree Man 121 4.3 A Boy Captured 122 4.4 Sergio 124 4.5 Bo Arthur 125 4.6 Mike Doe 126 4.7 “M” Chocolate 126 4.8 Guardian and Villain 127 4.9 Cover and End Notes 131 4.10 Pages 1–4 131 4.11 Pages 5–8 131 4.12 Pages 9–12 132 Illustrations • ix 4.13 The Moral 132 4.14 Bob 134 4.15 Bo the Pot Smoker 134 4.16 Jim 135 4.17 Antagonists Have Destroyed the Calm of Mogine 137 4.18 Two Views of Our Protagonist 138 4.19 Love Transcends All 139 4.20 Sorrow and Gratitude 139 4.21 Revenge and Loss 140 5.1 My First Sandtray Cabinet 144 5.2 Which Way Is Front? 145 5.3 Aggressive Signs 147 5.4 Empty World Signs 148 5.5 Distorted World/Closed 149 5.6 Distorted World/Disorganized 149 5.7 Distorted World/Rigid 150 5.8 The Circle of Life 151 5.9 It’s Almost Like a Metamorphosis 152 5.10 Is That a Kangaroo? 153 5.11 I Love the Two Horses 154 5.12 What’s That One Horse Doing? 155 5.13 Just One Horse? 156 5.14 Chaos 157 5.15 Struggle Toward Annihilation 158 5.16 Struggle for Supremacy 159 5.17 Struggle Within Organization 159 5.18 Resolution 160 5.19 A Beleaguered Struggle 161 5.20 A Struggle Against Unseen Foes 162 5.21 A Struggle Where the Foes Appear 162 5.22 A Poisonous Struggle 163 5.23 A Desire for Family 164 5.24 The Self as Powerful 165 5.25 Three Becomes Two 166 5.26 Two Becomes One 166 5.27 Group Sandtray Therapy 169 5.28 A Story of Rescue 170 5.29 Organization Belies Interpersonal Difficulties 172 5.30 A Story of Strife Unfolds 172 5.31 Finding a Safe Side 173 5.32 Themes of a Cohesive Family Life Appear 174 5.33 Cohesion Drifts Further Away 175 5.34 I Was Rescuing the Poor People 177