This first major chapter lays the foundations for working with Amour Monstre. It helps you understand what the tool makes possible, and why it works: creating a third party that helps people talk about the relationship instead of staying stuck in facts, blame or justifications.
A simple, accessible frame, serving a shift toward a meta position: defining the bond, its implicit rules, its ambivalences, and the effect of context.
The importance of metaphor, and the power of projection made possible by a “universal” character.
The concrete choices of materials and setting that turn a picture game into a genuine clinical tool.