Art Expressive Therapy Paper

History- T. Allen 15-year-old Caucasian female, born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, First time participating in any professional counseling sessions. At the age of 12, her mother was killed in a car accident on the way home from work. Ms. Allen became the surrogate mother for her at the time 10-year-old brother. Ms. Allen’s dad was the sole provider for the after mom's death, leaving Ms. Allen responsible for all of the household chores, taking after her little brother, as well as tending to her school work. As a result of the depression and grief experience from losing a parent and taking on adult responsibilities, Ms. Allen became depressed and very isolated from family and friends. She became less attentive to her outward appearance which caused her to begin being picked on in school. No know medications prescribed. S- Client reported of recent bullying by peers at school. She denied any suicidal ideation in the past week. She reported that she still

Additional extracurricular activities such as adding a showdown box component into the therapy to help her coping skills and emotional regulation. The therapist and client will discuss her recent participation in a school play. The client played the role of the principal who was forced to resolve a conflict between two groups of students; one group was labeled as the bullies of the school whereas the second group was the queers. Acting out this character encouraged the client to share some of her interests in order to identify additional activities she could become involved in. Her affect improved as she discussed playing the role, and how she felt she had the power to help resolved the issues that surrounded the others being bullied. When she lived in Texas, She recalled how she was encouraged to find out from her school what she would need to do to be a positive role model for others in her