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Volume 41, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0263-0672
  • E-ISSN: 2157-1430

Abstract

In this clinical comment, the author will explore how an understanding of mise en scène can be helpful for online dramatherapy practice, particularly for those new to this way of working. The author will reflect upon aspects of mise en scène and reconceptualise them in a therapeutic context. Elements such as the use of props and how they appear on screen, what the client can (or can’t) see in the background and the use of lighting will be examined in terms of the dynamics of the online therapeutic relationship and online therapy space. The author shares their experience of applying mise en scène theory to their own dramatherapy practice and offers reflections upon the symbolic meaning that can be unconsciously expressed through the ‘frame’ of the online therapy screen.

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