Family Art Therapy

One type of art therapy used in the experiential approach is conjoint family drawing. This technique can be used to have each person discover their role within the family. Have the members individually draw a picture of their family and share how they feel and what it is they depicted in their drawing (Nichols & Davis, 2020). Not only is this a useful technique to promote self-awareness about one’s role in their family, it gives the family a chance to understand how everyone feels about themselves and the relationships throughout the family.

Family members can also create art together as a collaborative process, such as a joint family scribble, which is the process of each member creating a scribbled line and turning it into a unified picture (Nichols & Davis, 2020).

These art techniques not only liberate family members, but also allow the members to have a creative and transformative platform to grow and connect (Kerr, 2011).