Cornelia Elbrecht – Body Mapping with Guided Drawing: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach

November 10, 2025

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We had a truly enriching experience with Cornelia Elbrecht presenting Body Mapping with Guided Drawing: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach. Cornelia shared about her pioneering background in art therapy and expressive arts, along with her extensive training in the body. She shared about the development of working bilaterally with archetypal shapes and the benefits that she found with many clients, especially those with trauma. We dove right into experiencing the process– beginning on large sheets of paper! We learned and practiced different shapes– and then self-guided choosing our own shapes and colors to explore. The experiential exercises were interspersed with rich sharing, along with time for questions. Cornelia shared an informative PowerPoint highlighting key theoretical components, methods, and application. 

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A couple highlights from participants:

"You have inspired me to continue learning and growing as an expressive arts therapy teacher."

What did you enjoy most? "The experiential exercises that widen my understanding of the bilateral drawing concepts and the execution"

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About Cornelia Elbrecht:

Cornelia Elbrecht, MA, AThR, SATh, SEP, is a leader in groundbreaking art therapy techniques with a particular focus on healing trauma. An art therapist with over 40 years of experience she is a renowned author, educator, and the Founder and Director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy. She studied Expressive Art Therapy at the School for Initiatic Therapy in the Black Forest, Germany and holds degrees in fine arts and arts education along with extensive postgraduate training in Jungian and Gestalt Therapy, Bioenergetics and Somatic Experiencing.

Best known for her cutting-edge work with Guided Drawing® and Clay Field Therapy®, she holds regular workshops around the world and at Claerwen Retreat in Apollo Bay, Australia - an internationally respected arts therapy education facility. Author of numerous books, she runs accredited online courses for art therapists, educators, and mental health professionals looking to understand a body focused art therapy approach to trauma therapy.