Abstract
Comics, also known as sequential art, embody under-examined therapeutic potential. This paper describes an online art therapy group that enquired whether synchronous, asynchronous, and mixed-methods sequential art interventions could be beneficial for the mental health of three Pakistani adolescents aged 15 − 17 years. The group was informed by participatory action research. Interventions engaged participants in comic creation and participatory dialogue within narrative art therapy and narrative cognitive behavioral therapy frameworks. Post-group questionnaires indicated that creating comics about their life stories allowed the adolescents to externalize narratives of lived experiences, cultivate greater self-awareness, and enhance their self-esteem. Some of the participants’ artworks are summarized in this paper, and more are available as supplementary material.
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