Gerry McNeilly is a trained specialist in art therapy, psychotherapy, and group analysis. Following art therapy training in 1976, he was the principal art therapist at the Ingrebourne Centre and ‘Full Member’ of the Institute of Group Analysis from 1987. He established and directed a psychotherapy and counselling service in Bromsgrove, England and was the principal adult psychotherapist in Warwickshire from 1995 to 2011. He is an active member of the teaching body of the Portuguese Society of Art Therapy and is also the originator of Group Analytic Art Therapy. Although now retired, he still undertakes some lecturing and academic involvement.
This book introduces the concepts of “therapeutic love” and “heartfullness,” combining models of group analysis, art therapy, and individual psychotherapy to present a new psychotherapeutic framework... (more)
Including contributions from some of the leading art therapists in Britain, this text addresses the key issues in the theory and practice of art therapy. (more)
Written by an internationally renowned psychotherapist, this comprehensive reference provides readers with a practical and theoretical framework for using group art therapy in a range of settings. It... (more)