School of Creative
Industries
Loh Kar Heng
Kar Heng provides support in various areas such as social service, mental health, child protection and private practices. His professional experiences include working with complex trauma, self-harm, LQBTQIA2s+ and parent-child relationship.
He believes in supporting children, youths and adults to develop meaningful connections within themselves and their life experiences. To expand his clinical perspectives, he pursued an MA in Art Therapy at LASALLE and developed his creative interest in symbolism, conceptual art and mixed media.
Kar Heng holds an MA in Counselling and a BA in Psychology. He is trained in sandplay therapy, sensori-motor art therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Kar Heng is also an EMDR practitioner and at present, is continuing his pursuits in depth psychology and somatic experiencing.
Work
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Printed photo, dustbin
Mixed media installation
2023
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Thesis abstract
Therapeutic relationship: key factors when conducting art therapy with children at community psychotherapy centre in Singapore
This thesis investigates the factors that contribute to the development of a meaningful therapeutic relationship when working with children in art therapy. Various literature review was conducted on the concepts of therapeutic relationship and therapeutic relationship in art therapy with children. The author presents a practitioner-based approach, utilizing a single case study to explore the therapeutic relationship. Three key elements that contribute to a meaningful therapeutic relationship are identified: the use of metaphor, playfulness, and response art. The thesis concludes by recommending future research that should focus on the impact of gender, culture, and the materialistic properties of art materials on the therapeutic relationship.