Title: The power of the senses: A case study of an ASD patient demonstrating Color Psychotherapy approach

Abstract:

Statement of the Problem: Color Psychotherapy (CPS) is a unique psychodynamic therapeutic approach which offers a portal to understanding the intra-psychic intricacies of individuals and their functioning in personal and social arenas. CPS is a philosophy and methodology of processes: processes of development, perception, thought and emotional experience, the center of psychological life. This therapeutic method involves a quest for the client’s healthy cores. Accordingly, the stimuli we offer in therapy account for the client’s functional strengths, or seeds of strength, in order to empower the Theoretical application: One of the most important aids in CPS for translating psychological functions into expressive qualities of colors and materials is the Fluid-Form Axis (Cohen-Or and Fischer, 2015).

 The emotional world is ascribed to the Fluid dimension of the psyche (the Id). This is characterized mainly by cravings, urges and a chaotic, instinctual need for physical-emotional satisfaction. The Ego, is a functional state which is governed by elements of Form, including thought, organization and planning. Its main function is to make space for emotion and channel it into a rational medium.

Biography:

Yoav Fischer is an expert clinical psychologist and supervisor in psychotherapy and psychodiagnosis. Graduated with a BA in psychology from Bar Ilan University and holds a Master in clinical child psychology from Tel Aviv University. Yoav has been a therapist for children, teenagers and adults for over 20 years in private practice, employing play therapy, dynamic verbal psychotherapy, in addition to color psychotherapy. Yoav is also a supervising psychologist for teams of therapists in the public sector. Yoav teaches the foundations of color psychotherapy to professional groups, including psychologists, social workers and art therapists. Yoav has recently published a book entitled “Color Psychotherapy & Slime: A voyage through the substances of existence” (2023).