Sagan, Olivia2018-09-272018-09-272018-08-21Sagan, O. (2018) Art making and its interface with dissociative identity disorder: No words that didn’t fit. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 14 (1), pp. 23-36.1540-1391https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/8909http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2018.1499062Studies point to promising developments in expressive arts therapy work with clients who experience dissociation as one of a constellation of symptoms of trauma. Individuals diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, however, may be hesitant to engage with long-term therapy and its relationship. This article presents the case of one such individual, a participant in a narrative phenomenological study who was able to develop her own visual art-making practice. Reflections on this practice revealed that it offered a safe place for her to explore the voice of her “parts” hitherto silenced. Her narrative has implications for professionals working in the expressive and talking therapies.23-36en-USMental WellbeingPhenomenologyDissociative Identity DisorderArt MakingCreativity in CounselingArticle2019-04-10