Creative Ways to Explore Identity: Work Creatively with Intersectionality within the Therapeutic Professions

by Natasha D'Aguiar, Kristina Stamatiou

Overview

Everyone is a unique combination of varied - and sometimes conflicting - facets that make up their identity. From ethnicity and gender to social class and formal education, the layers of our identity influence every part of our lives, but discussing these layers in the therapeutic space can feel complex and daunting.

Easy-to-follow creative activities delve through the intersecting layers of identity, helping clients to explore their own narrative through art. Prompts for reflection encourage open discussion between therapists and clients, creating a framework for conversations that engage with every part of the client's experience.

This book offers a vital scaffolding that supports therapists to open complex conversations through creativity, to help clients explore the layers of their identity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839978999
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	04/21/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272

About the Author

Kristina Stamatiou is a British Cypriot, Art Psychotherapist, Clinical Counselling Manager and Clinical Supervisor working with bereaved people in one of the UKs leading bereavement Charities. Kristina has taught and lectured nationally and at the University of Hertfordshire on Intersectionality, she was part of the development of the intersectionality module at the University.

Tasha is a London born artist and registered art psychotherapist and children and young people's IAPT practitioner with a decade of experience in mental health. She currently works as a lead arts psychotherapist within the NHS and has devoted much of her career in speaking about intersectionality. She has lectured on the Intersectionality module at the University of Hertfordshire on the MA art therapy programme, exploring intersectionality in therapeutic practice.