Letters From the Future: The Use of Therapeutic Letter Writing in Counseling Sexual Abuse Survivors

Victoria E. Kress, Rachel Hoffman, Amanda M. Thomas
2008 Journal of Creativity in Mental Health  
In the context of counseling sexual abuse survivors, the creative counseling technique of having clients write letters-to themselves or others-from a future context is described. A theoretical framework for writing letters to oneself from the future is presented. Specific types of letters from the future are explained, and case examples and applications are provided.
doi:10.1080/15401380802226497 fatcat:ckikkjz2gbcfbbuzlnxt3jwb5i