Art for the Soul – Art Therapy, Michal Bogin Feinberg
When there are no words — the drawing speaks
There are things felt deep inside, but they don't yet have words.
In my therapy sessions, I combine art with Focusing. Drawing allows what lies beneath the surface to emerge — through line, color, movement, or form. Focusing helps listen gently to what arises in the body and inner sensations, and give it meaning. This creates a meeting where we both draw and talk, but no less importantly — we learn to listen to ourselves.
You don't need to know how to draw. Drawing in art therapy serves as an additional language of the soul — an intuitive and sometimes surprising language that allows touching places that are hard to reach with words alone.
I work with children and adults. Children with social difficulties, anxieties, and low self-image, and adults seeking to understand themselves through creation. The "Focus for the Soul" cards and the book "Please Don't Disturb, I'm Drawing" were born from clinical work and allow continuing the meeting with the inner world outside the therapy room.
Who is the therapy for?
The therapy is tailored to each person according to their needs.
- Long-term therapy (children, teens, and adults) – an in-depth process as needed. Read more about art therapy for children
- Focused consultation – a one-time session (about two hours). A deep meeting designed for those at a crossroads, deliberating, or with a topic seeking clarity. The session combines conversation, Focusing, creative work with materials, and "Focus for the Soul" cards. The meeting can stand on its own, and sometimes also serves as the beginning of a process.
- People dealing with fears, depression, traumas, or emotional challenges looking for a creative and personal way to cope. Questions and answers about the therapy
What makes the therapy unique?
Unlike therapies where you only talk, in art therapy the drawing is an additional language — an intuitive language through which you can express things that aren't always easy to say out loud. The combination with Focusing allows listening to the body and sensations, and together with drawing, a new path to self-understanding opens. The therapy is personally tailored — for each person according to their needs and pace.
Michal Bogin Feinberg is an experienced art therapist. Author of the book "Please Don't Disturb, I'm Drawing" – a fascinating encounter between the development of scribbles, lines, and the child's soul. Graduate of art studies at Beit Berl College and art therapy at the University of Haifa, psychotherapy studies in the psychoanalytic approach, parent group facilitation at Tel Aviv University, and Focusing certification from the International Institute in New York. She taught art therapy at Lesley College and Beit Berl. Currently a private practice art therapist, lecturer, and certified supervisor of art therapists.
"Please Don't Disturb, I'm Drawing"
A fascinating encounter between the development of scribbles, lines, and the child's soul
A book about the developmental process of children's drawings from age one and a half to six. It explains in accessible language how the child's psyche changes with each graphic change: when the circle is formed, when a dot is added inside it, what the transition from lines and "scribbles" to "real" drawings — flowers, figures, and houses — means, and why it matters so much.
After reading the book, you will look at children's drawings in a completely new way, and drawing will become a tool through which you can support and empower your children.
"Please Don't Disturb, I'm Drawing" – How to help your child be confident and creative?
A lecture based on the book 'Please Don't Disturb, I'm Drawing' – a fascinating encounter between the development of scribbles, lines, and the child's soul.
In the lecture, we'll learn to observe the parallel motor and emotional processes of the child, and discover that the order and connection between them is fascinating.
This understanding will help parents, educators, and therapists to view the child's drawings with greater curiosity, and their response will support the child's creativity and confidence.
The lecture is accompanied by a presentation with demonstrations and an opportunity for experiential exploration.