There's no way i'd be allowed to just bring my art work in. Art therapy is conducted in the presence of an art therapist. She lets me bring work in from home but I need to do art therapy is session. But i realise you're not primarily in art therapy, more talk therapy?

It is hard and awkward to draw in front of someone, it's been the hardest part of my therapy and some days i struggle to even pick up a pencil. I just can't reach out to choose a material. But my T help with that and tries to help me out. It's hard also because i have some drawing ability but i never draw anything remotely good in therapy, it's all scribbles and shapes and crappy little sketches but it's not about being good as i keep getting told, it's about mark making, creating something, externalising your pain, it's about the use of colour and texture and shape and where you place your drawing on the page. Even refusing to draw anything is a communication in itself.

It is scary but it's also a really good tool. Brings up some good discussions.