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Living in the Space Between: Integrating Art Therapy Techniques in Palliative Care (La vie dans l'entre-deux : intégration des techniques d’art-thérapie dans les soins palliatifs)

Abstract The use of art therapy techniques within palliative care provides a unique, yet complementary modality to traditional methods. The purpose of this paper is to highlight key learnings of a palliative care counselling psychologist’s experiences of participating in an art therapy course, based on three guiding questions: What is my identity as an artist? What is my relationship with the creative process within a palliative care counselling setting? How can I interface my artist identity with my role as a therapist? Four themes emerged: trusting in the process, capturing first impressions, shifting the focus, and finding meaning in the chaos. Specific art therapy strategies and a therapeutic process for integrating art therapy techniques within this unique counselling setting are presented.