Tyler art therapist explains how fairy tales can help clients

A lecture series at the Center for Psyche and the Arts in Lansdowne is exploring how fairy tales can help adults during therapy sessions. Art therapist Lisa Kay of Temple's Tyler School of Art often uses "The Wizard of Oz" story as a tool during sessions to get people to see their own life as a journey like Dorothy's. She said it is often easier for clients to open up when speaking in metaphor, and stories such as these are a good medium. "There's a universality in myths and fairy tales," Kay said. "A lot of people from a lot of different cultures can connect with trials and tribulations and the hero's journey."
May 12, 2011 | WHYY/NewsWorks