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Animal in a Harsh Environment: Resilience Art Exercise

Have the client draw, color, or paint an image of a being in nature that survives in a harsh environment: a flower in a sidewalk; a fish at the bottom of the ocean; a creature in the desert. In future sessions, you can…

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