Solution-Focused Art Therapy

02/06/2026

One question that came up during Monday's group discussion in the online training on Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® was:

"When can I use LOM® with my clients in practice?"

My answer would be: Whenever an emotion feels particularly intense or a thought seems to persist and won't let go, creating a LOM® metaphor image can be very helpful.

The image helps to focus and externalize the issue, giving it a specific place outside the person. This creates a sense of distance from the experience and can support emotional regulation by helping the amygdala settle and calm down. At the same time, the metaphor image often opens up new perspectives and possibilities for working with the concern in a solution-focused way.

27/05/2026

: We have some open spaces for the introduction class to Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM (3x3 hours) starting June 1 / 8 / 15 (9.30-12.30 am CEST).

For the spontaneous therapists, social workers, teachers.. here: we offer the class on a DISCOUNTED PRIZE (250 Euros) as we want to fill the class!

Ask me for the discount and I will let you know how to register. 🖌️

Rahel 🔅

20/05/2026

Soon to come - registration is still open.

14/05/2026

We will start with the free Info Session about Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM in about 40 Min.

Join us via this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81036277327?pwd=llauu5e7VIubatiysJCJKvQWaBDT2x.1

07/05/2026

What begins as a random squiggle can become a shared language.

In contemporary art therapy inspired by Donald Winnicott and later adaptations such as Egger’s squiggle work, the focus shifts away from “analyzing” images and toward relational play, sensory experience, and nonverbal communication.

Especially in work with neurodivergent clients, squiggle exercises are often adapted to be:
• more visually structured
• more sensory-aware
• less interpretive
• safer through repetition and rhythm
• focused on process rather than decoding symbols

A common format:
1. One person makes a mark
2. The other responds
3. The image develops together
4. No correct outcome exists

This reciprocal rhythm can support:
— joint attention
— turn-taking
— symbolic thinking
— connection without the pressure of constant verbal communication or eye contact

The image becomes a meeting space.

21/04/2026

Das Mut-Malbuch ist mehr als nur ein Malbuch – es öffnet einenn Raum, in dem Kinder Stress und Ängste verarbeiten können.

In diesem Buch begleiten Barbara Carnielli und Rahel Brügger Kinder und Jugendliche Schritt für Schritt dabei, ihren Emotionen eine unabhängige Form zu malen. Indem sie inneren Erlebnissen Farben und Formen geben - sogenannte Metaphern (mithilfe der Lösungsorientierten Maltherapie LOM), erleben sie Erleichterung und Verabeitung. 🎨💛

Durch diesen Prozess können Kinder und Jugendliche wieder mehr Selbstkontrolle gewinnen und Selbstvertrauen sowie Resilienz aufbauen.

Eine englische Version ist auf dem Weg.

🎨💛

14/04/2026

For all the german speaking art therapy interested ones who care for a child:

NEU: ARBEITS-BUCH FÜR KINDER UND JUGENDLICHE IN STRESS

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GWK392MT

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Dieses liebevoll gestaltete Arbeitsbuch nimmt Kinder und Jugendliche behutsam an die Hand und zeigt Schritt für Schritt, wie Lösungsorientiertes Malen (LOM®) helfen kann, Stress abzubauen und wieder Hoffnung zu spüren — einfach und ganz ohne Vorkenntnisse. Mit klaren Anleitungen und Übungen l...

02/01/2026

🎨Become a Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® Practitioner

A modern, evidence-based approach to creative therapeutic work.

This training provides a comprehensive introduction and education to the methods and applications of Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM®, developed by Dr. Bettina Egger and M.Sc. Jörg Merz in Switzerland from 1970.

LOM® is an art therapy method aimed at replacing distressing memory images with non-disturbing ones. The method is especially useful to work on trauma, PTSD, Realtionships, Symptoms, negative thought patterns e.g.

💻 4 Online Modules
🌍 1 In-person Week in Barcelona
⏱️ 95 in-person contact hours
📚 190 hours of self-study

With Cora Egger, Spain and Rahel Brügger, Denmark

06/11/2025

One more - a significant leftover of a creative person who entered the art therapy studio.