Psychologist and consultant Lyudmila Dzhengurova, under an article about the use of cognitive behavioral art therapy, made some interpretation of my client’s drawing. This gave me an idea: after all, the image can really be read through the John Book test. Unintentionally, Lyuba (consent for publication received) fit into the framework of “House-Tree-Man”. Look! A pioneer of clinical psychology - this is what some sources call John Book from Virginia, who suffered from paraplegia and did not have a college diploma. In 1948, he developed a test intended for adults and children. As part of his idea, below is an analysis of my client’s creation. First, the woman depicted herself, the second object was a house, and then (“I didn’t even notice how it happened”) a tree (more precisely, several) appeared. She is in first place. More precisely, he strives and learns to put his own needs first. Thanks to therapy, it’s already working out. She experiences less guilt and shame if she gives up household responsibilities in favor of relaxation. The client used six colors: gray, blue, green, red, brown, brown (closer to purple). This is considered an indicator of the adaptability of reality and restrained emotionality. Purple in curtains can indicate a strong need for power. I think, given her situation at home, it is natural to want to control what is happening there - this is about safety. The house is far away - this is about a feeling of rejection, which is confirmed by the departure of the drawn Lyuba, her gaze directed away from the home. Also, looking in the opposite direction to your home may signal a need for a home that is currently considered unattainable. We remember that Lyuba recently went through a divorce! The building itself on the right is about striving for the future, about the intellectual (the voice of reason and the search for pleasure in intellectual spheres). “In five years, I see myself in a house, definitely two-story,” she said during the discussion their prospects. She said this before cognitive behavioral art therapy. Regarding the craving for “smart” people, one of the phrases thrown at the sessions is also: “It should be interesting to talk to a man. When a guy knows a lot, that’s cool!” A large drawn head confirms the woman’s beliefs about the high importance of thinking in human activity (Author’s note: this is how she works with a cognitive behavioral therapist - this is about thinking). A wall with an accentuated contour of the base speaks of attempts to squeeze out conflicting tendencies, speaks of anxiety and the presence of difficulties. They really exist in the client’s real life: concrete, material, solvable. The accentuated horizontal dimension of the house is about sensitivity to the influence of others and the environment. And for the client, public opinion (of significant people) is really important. The conscious desire to maintain control (in the same house) is also indicated by the overly accentuated contours of the walls. And the emphasis on vertical lines is about the search for pleasure primarily in fantasies and less contact with reality than it should be. “A door with a handle, not a lock. Yes, it’s very big,” said Lyuba. And this is about excessive dependence on others or the desire to surprise with your sociability and sociability. The presence of curtains is a desire to hide your feelings. But the client is characterized by the “Suppression of Emotions” scheme according to Jeffrey Young. “I like it dark, so the windows are heavily curtained” - preoccupation with interaction with others. The roof is the realm of fantasy. The client depicts it schematically, in principle, like many things in the drawing. The task was to draw myself alone, and not “House-Tree-Man”. I even asked the client if she had been instructed to depict housing, would it be voluminous or flat, as it is now? “I would make a cube,” she answered. Nevertheless, the absence of a pipe can be interpreted as a feeling of lack of psychological warmth at home. This is how it is in Lyuba’s reality. The long path has fairly correct proportions and this shows that the individual, in contacts with others, displays tact and!