This study involved a first-grade girl in elementary school who has undergone frequent alteration of
being in a nurturing environment, seeing continuous conflict between her parents, and dealing with the
death of close relatives; thus, she showed significant signs of anxiety. Once a week, the subject received a
total of 22 art therapy sessions for 60-90 minutes and 15 parental counseling and education program
sessions related to parents’ nurturing attitude by the program created from a psychoanalytic perspective. To
conduct a clear examination of before and after the art therapy program, Inventory Parents Peer Attachment-
Revision (IPPA-R), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Birds Nest Drawing (BND), and Kinetic Family
Drawing (KFD) evaluations were carried out. First, there results of the pre-and post-tests of IPPA-R and
BND showed a positive impact on promoting attachment. Second, the results of the pre-and post-tests of
STAI and KFD showed a positive impact on reducing anxiety. Physical and emotional changes were also
observed during the process of each session. The child appeared to bite her nails and blink less. After each
session, the child talked more frequently about how she was confident and happy with her family.
Consequently, the results demonstrated a positive impact of art therapy on the girl’s anxiety relief.