Creativity in Therapy: Being Struck by Lightning and Guided by Thunderstorms

Title
Creativity in Therapy: Being Struck by Lightning and Guided by Thunderstorms
Publication Date
2002
Author(s)
Kottler, Jeffrey
Hecker, Lorna L
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Haworth Press Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1300/J182v02n02_02
UNE publication id
une:13322
Abstract
In this article the manner in which creativity guides the psychotherapy process is explored. The three major components of the study of creativity are explored and applied to the psychotherapy process. The 'person' (including both the therapist and client), the 'process' (the interaction between the client and therapist), and the 'product' (therapeutic change) are all explored as components of creativity. In addition, the authors maintain that in the psychotherapy process, divergent thinking, convergent thinking, and intuition are all necessary ingredients of creativity. It is proposed that creativity is not a trait, but a learned activity in which therapists engage frequently. Relational dynamics influencing these creative components are explored. The creative therapeutic process is explored with case examples provided.
Link
Citation
Journal of Clinical Activities, Assignments & Handouts in Psychotherapy Practice, 2(2), p. 5-21
ISSN
1532-3293
1532-3285
Start page
5
End page
21

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