Figure 2.

Example of a Marine’s work in Level 2 art therapy groups

Figure 2. Examples of artwork created by the Marine in Level 2 art therapy groups. The first set is a pair of drawings representing his greatest fear at the moment, not knowing how he will keep going after he leaves support of his peers and treatment team, and his greatest comfort at the moment, fly fishing, which he described as helping to save his life through reconnection with nature and God. His celebration/commemoration box shows life as a Marine on the outside and contains images and memorabilia on the inside that represent deaths or near-death experiences. During Level 2 art therapy groups, the service member focused more on supports and resources he had in his life and helped him expose that which he had been suppressing that was contributing to chronic conditions.