The purpose of this study was to explore, categorize, and examine the characteristics of parents satisfaction with art therapy for children with difficulty in self-expression based on their subjective perception. This study, which applied the Q methodology, formed a Q population through semi-structured interviews and literature surveys for parents with of children with difficulty in self-expression and selected a total of 40 Q sample statements. For 30 parents, Q sample statements were placed in the order of importance in the Q sample distribution chart. As a result of the analysis using the QUANL program, there were five types of parental satisfaction with children s art therapy. The first type is was “satisfaction with the therapist,” which recognized the importance of the therapeutic alliance between parents and therapists. The second type was “satisfaction with the media’s effect of on art therapy.” and The third type is was “satisfaction with children.” The last type was the “parent role growth satisfaction type,” which recognized the importance of parents efforts to facilitate self-expression by children. This study’s the significance lies in how meaningful it is to understand the type and characteristics of parental perceptions of satisfaction with art therapy for children, although there are limitations in the subject and region.