Background
Lusebrink, Vija Bergs was born on July 29, 1924 in Riga, Latvia. Daughter of Alfreds Egons and Anna (Rozentals) Bergs.
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Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy) Paperback 2012 Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 Ed. Vija Bergs Lusebrink
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Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy)
(Images as means of expression have fascinated and spoken ...)
Images as means of expression have fascinated and spoken to me for a long time. Yet it has been a far-reaching and circuitous journey to syn thesize imagery and visual expression in the present form. Early in my life my interest in images expressed itself in art, first as a young child drawing, then responding to works of art and enjoying the life conveyed through colors, forms, and lines that created recognizable images and suggested different moods. The centering, transformative, and spir itual aspects of art emerged as I sought out art in times of personal turmoil. I returned to the expressive aspects of art through my training as a painter. Later I discovered in my own art, as well as in others' expressions, as a teacher and an art therapist, that many times we ex press more through visual means than we are consciously aware of doing. The writings of art therapy pioneers Naumburg (1950, 1953, 1966) and Ulman (1961, 1965) and Rhyne's (1973) gestalt art therapy provided a framework for my own observations. Workshops and literature on guided imagery opened another door to the inner experience through images. The discovery of Jung's concept of archetypes helped me to integrate images into a mind/body frame bridging from the biological roots of the archetypal images to the spiritual aspects of our existence.
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Vija Bergs Lusebrink
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Vija Bergs Lusebrink, American art therapist, educator. Grantee Kentucky Humanities Council, 1987, Flow Fund, New York, 1993. Member American Psychological Association, American Art Therapy Association (honorary life, research chair 1992), American Association Study of Mental Imagery (member credentials committee 1992), Northern California Art Therapy Association (honorary life), Kentucky Art Therapy Association.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Nevada, 1951. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Louisville, 1984.
Career
Practicing artist, Palo Alto, California, 1964-1969. Art therapist Agnews State Hospital, San Jose, 1969-1973. Lecturer California State University, Sacramento, 1976.
Professor University Louisville, 1974-1995, director Expressive Therapies, 1986-1995. Guest faculty College Notre Dame, Belmont, California, 1980, 89, 92, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1991, 93, University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1982. Private consultant, Louisville, 1977-1995.
Lecturer University California Extension, 1995-1998.
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Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy)
(Images as means of expression have fascinated and spoken ...)
- Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy) Paperback 2012 Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 Ed. Vija Bergs Lusebrink
- Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy) by Vija Bergs Lusebrink (1990-05-31)
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Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy)
Membership
Member American Psychological Association, American Art Therapy Association (honorary life, research chair 1992), American Association Study of Mental Imagery (member credentials committee 1992), Northern California Art Therapy Association (honorary life), Kentucky Art Therapy Association.
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Children: Ingrid, Karen, Anita.
