I have seen great success working with artists and creative individuals from all the disciplines, including theatre, fine art, music and dance. I find that many artists have a finely-honed ability to be introspective and self-reflective--qualities that can prove to be a definite leg-up when it comes to engaging in psychotherapy.
Some artists express concern that therapy might intrude on their creativity or lessen the intensity of the creating process. My experience, however, is to the contrary. Psychodynamic therapy is not meant to repress or suppress passions, but in fact its aim is to clear the way for more direct access to those feelings, and to give them a broader channel for expression. One of the gifts of therapy is the freedom that can come from “saying whatever is on your mind.” The process is integrative and expansive, and a person's creativity is likely to increase as they gain mastery over, and work-through, feelings and memories.
Joseph E. Kruft, LP, NCPsyA
Phone: 212-714-7084
In Greenwich Village on 6th Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets
Trains: A,B,C,D,E,F,M to West 4th Street
1,9 to Christopher Street
6 to Astor Place
N,R to 8th Street
PATH to 9th Street
In Long Island City on Hunter Street, one block south of Queens Plaza
Trains: E,M,R to Queens Plaza
N,Q,7 to Queensboro Plaza
G to Court Square
