The heart of art therapy - the visual arts. The artistic process itself can be the royal road to developing individual resources, meaningful insights, and potentials that promote autonomy. The time is therefore ripe for a specifically artistic focus in art therapy. This approach is illustrated by renowned authors from various fields who engage with the artistic, analytical, medical, and psychological aspects of art therapy in this book. Numerous reports from practice demonstrate its effectiveness in prevention, clinics, and rehabilitation - especially in existential crisis situations in life. The authors present, for example, art projects with patients from forensic psychiatry and the penal system. They explain art projects in open studios with chronically mentally ill individuals and provide guidance.