Art therapy courses

Institute for Art therapy

Engelsholmvej 10

7182 Bredsten

Tlf. 0045-26 14 95 44

International art therapy training in Denmark.

A depth oriented training program in art therapy will be offered every summer and it is posible to participate in single courses. Every course will have a different focus, so those who wish to continue an art therapeutic development can explore different topics.

All teaching will be held in English.

Next course is 26. – 31 th of july 2025

The training at the institute combines personal development and professional training in using art as a bridge towards a better quality of life.

For many years an international course has been offered at the institute each summer with participants from many countries. This program gives an opportunity to add a professional therapeutic training to a personal development using a Jungian approach in clinical work with clients.

About the institute

The art therapy institute in Denmark was founded by Vibeke Skov in 1986 and an art therapy education has been offered since then. It is a private institute without support from government.

The basic orientation is based on Jung’s psychology and the understanding of development of the individual Self as an original and creative core in the personality.

Jungian art therapy

Jung was one of the first to emphasize the need for self-development when working with other people, in order to avoid seeing the other through the personal history of the therapist. The ability to emphasize with the client and to feel free to use the individual creativity in the therapist, trusting the caring consequences for the client, is one of the most important values in Jungian psychology. The challenge and personal process is to find this inner creative core without judgment, shame or other voices from the past in order for the Self to unfold in a meaningful and joyful way. The special possibility in the Jungian approach is to use symbols and imagination as a tool to communicate with the inner Self. This connection between the ego and the self (the ego-self axis) marks the end of therapy and the continuation of the process of individuation.

The function of the Self has proven to be both self-regulative as well as guiding for the ego and connecting with the inner self is regarded as a goal in therapy. Using symbols and imaginative dialogues also facilitates a possibility to develop new parts of the psyche for future growth.

The integrative model

Art therapy at the Institute is structured according to the integrative model that developed as an unexpected result from a research study in 2013 made by Vibeke Skov. It contains 4 domains, the biological, psychological, social and spiritual and can be seen as a transformative model for growth as well as a structure for making choices in art therapy methods. Here is a model of the integrative structure related to art therapy activities and the psychological potentials.

Level	Art therapy activity	Psychological process
Biological Compensation	Creative expressive activities	Self-regulation
Psychological Change	Art therapy process	Integration
Social Identity	Creative group interaction	Belonging
Spiritual Meaning	Active imagination through symbolization and dialogue	Individuation

The whole article can be downloaded here:

Clinical methodology in Jungian art therapy by Vibeke Skov, PhD

The training program

During courses there will be:

Creative activity
Art therapy training
Creative dream work
Drumming and meditation

Theme for the course in 2025: Development of Self through art therapy

Next course will focus on the journey towards the inner Self in the psyche, which Jung named the proces of individuation. We will work with the inner personalities, called the shadow, the masculine and the feminine as complexes in the psyhe that needs to be adressed in order to establish a life long connection to the inner core, the Self. Through creative activities it becomes possible to get to know these inner personalities and to hear their voices related to the past as well as to the future.

Also we will include dreams and ways to use dreams creatively in selfdevelopment.

The image will be explored through dialogue, roleplaying and active imagination.

Images will be explored by using movement, roleplaying and active imagination

Rhythm during a day

10.00 – 11.00: Drumming, meditation, and dreams

11.00 – 13.00: Open studio/ workshop

13.00 – 15.00: Lunch

15.00 – 18.00: Workshop

The last day we finish at 13.00

Students are welcome to use the art studio outside of teaching time.

Teachers in the program

Vibeke Skov, Ph.d., Clinical psychologist and artist. Leader and teacher at the art therapy institute since 1986

Who can apply?

The course is open for everyone

Location and Accommodation

The institute is located 15 km from Billund airport.

The institute is located in the nature by a lake.

There are 5 beds available for students in the institute in 3 rooms and several bed and breakfast rooms within a walking distance to the institute. Participants can sleep on madrasses for app 20€ per day. The price for accommodation will be app. 35 € per night and is not included in the price for the course. The institute can arrange accommodation if wanted.

Price

Price for one course lasting 6 days is 800 € inclusive art material, coffe/ tea and fruit

Participants make their own food and there is a kitchen available.

Payment terms

Total payment is due latest on the 1st of may 2025

Do not arrange travel untill may, in case the course is cancelled