Tree Drawing

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Comment by Cynthia Cameron on November 20, 2009 at 5:16pm

The tree submitted by your client is quite fascinating to me. I see someone who is quite analytical and uses their head a lot. This could possibly be the cause of stress. Do you know what the white dot/ area represents at the beginning of branches in trunk area? This person is hopeful of the future (sun) and is moving there quickly. A nice solid trunk in tree. Perhaps client would benefit from self nourishment, self esteem, visualising a lush and fruitful future.

What are your thoughts? And others?

Cynthia Cameron, CHt

Comment by Lee Pelletier on November 20, 2009 at 4:25pm

Cynthia--please feel free to comment on any of the trees you see. The goal of this group is the sharing of ideas.. I invite you to open the discussion.

Comment by Cynthia Cameron on November 20, 2009 at 2:39pm

Thanks Lee for starting this group. My husband and I regularly use tree drawing with our clients, especially children. Looking forward to seeing the trees ;-)

Comment by Kelley Woods on November 20, 2009 at 1:45pm

In other words, people, join me and post your tree so the fun can begin! lol

Comment by Lee Pelletier on November 20, 2009 at 1:08pm

When you say "more art than science" Vince, I think you are nailing the essence of what we who help others are doing. Indeed, not only is psychiatry more art than science, but in many ways medicine suffers when the "art is lost in the science". Are there universal truths about tree interpretation? What a good question. There seem to be some. They type of tree drawn seems significant. Whether the tree fills the page. Whether the tree is rooted or in the air. As the different folks post trees and we discuss them, you will see some solid ideas emerge.

Comment by Vincent Zimmerman on November 20, 2009 at 12:19pm

I've done a bit of reading on the interpretation of tree drawings, and it seems to me to be very subjective, generally, as any psychiatrist will be likely to interpret tree drawings differently than another, given the school of thought that the psychiatrist follows, be it Freud, Jung, Adler or someone else. Is there anything objective about these interpretations? I mean, anything that everyone, generally speaking, agrees on? Or is it more art than science?(that wouldn't invalidate it's usefulness as a therapeutic tool, as I think psychiatry in general is more of an art than a science, dealing as it does with individuals who are each unique.)

Comment by Vincent Zimmerman on November 14, 2009 at 3:38pm

Very interesting, almost like Rorscach inkblots, but with the subject drawing said "inkblots".

Comment by Kelley Woods on November 14, 2009 at 12:08pm

Looking forward to seeing other members' trees and interpretations!

Comment by Barbara Mauro on November 12, 2009 at 10:34am

* hear

Comment by Barbara Mauro on November 12, 2009 at 10:31am

I'm glad to be part of this group, all art comes from a special place. It will be interesting to here different perspectives of Tree Drawing.