The purpose of this study was to understand and seek the true nature of the formation of desirable job identity through how domestic art therapists specifically experienced it in the clinical field. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 therapists who had a master's degree or higher, working or training at the clinical coalface, and the interview data was analyzed by Consensual Qualitative Research. As a result of the analysis, 2 areas, 12 categories, and 27 subcategories were derived. Area 1, Professional Identity Conflict Experience, was drawn to 6 categories and 13 subcategories, and Area 2, Effort for Job Identity Formation, was deduced to 6 categories and 14 subcategories. There were 6 categories inferred as ‘Confusion of Art Therapy Concept,’ ‘Conflict of Art Therapist,’ ‘Occupational Environment of Art Therapist,' ‘Art Therapy License,' 'Social Recognition regarding Art Therapy,‘ and 'Territory Expansion of Art Therapy' in Area 1. There were other 6 categories inferred as ‘Belief of Art Therapist,’ ‘Personal Effort for Capability Reinforcement,' ‘Profession Attitude of Art Therapist,' ‘Professional Group Endeavor,' ‘Educational Change' and ‘License Legalization' in Area 2. The significance and the limits of this study were discussed based on this content.