ABSTRACT
Containment is an important consideration in eco-art therapy as clients may have formed unpredictable associations with natural elements. Different environments, seasons, and plants will evoke varied emotional impacts among clients. With the therapeutic opportunity of working in and with nature during eco-art therapy comes a clinical responsibility. Professionally, the therapist may decide to progressively incorporate eco-art therapy practices. For instance, perhaps they start with nature-as-subject to explore associations and then progress to nature-as-material. When managing an eco-art therapy garden, mulching is key to preparing an area for seeds and limiting plants which may appear unsightly to decision-makers. Destroying or displacing what naturally grows may seem easier than identifying and using naturally occurring plants. To make eco-art therapy even more feasible, plan eco-art therapy session durations to afford enough time for the individual client to experience a state of flow and mindfulness.
