Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Authentic Movement: Volume Two
Dealing with Authentic Movement, this volume presents a collection of essays, personal stories, practical suggestions and resources. It covers work on creative expression, meditative discipline and... (more)
Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People
The author shows that working with older people need not be a chore, but exciting and stimulating, using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the text shows how to use a... (more)
An Introduction to Dramatherapy
"An Introduction to Dramatherapy" is a concise introduction to the background, theory and practice of a method of therapy which uses the dramatic process to help people during times of stress,... (more)
Interactive Music Therapy: A Positive Approach Music Therapy at a Child Development Centre
In "Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach", Amelia Oldfield explains how her approach to music therapy sessions establishes a constructive musical dialogue with children that emphasises... (more)
Dance Movement Therapy
Offering insights into the theory and practice of Dance Movement Therapy, this is a useful resource for those who wish to learn more about the therapeutic use of creative movement and dance. It... (more)
The Music Effect: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications
Explains what "music" is, how it is processed by and affects the body, and how it can be applied in a range of physiological and psychological conditions. This book explores rhythm, melody, harmony,... (more)
Music and Altered States: Consciousness, Transcendence, Therapy and Addictions
This international collection examines the opportunities for using music-induced states of altered consciousness to promote physical and mental healing, treat substance dependence, and in spiritual... (more)
Group Analytic Art Therapy
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)
Songwriting: Methods, Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students
This comprehensive and groundbreaking book describes the effective use of songwriting in music therapy with a variety of client populations, from children with cancer and adolescents in secondary... (more)
Rebels with a Cause: Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques
Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents and of training practitioners in the field, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Utilizing... (more)
Inner Journeying Through Art-Journaling
Inner Journeying Through Art-Journaling introduces a holistic journaling process that combines art, art therapy, design theory and spiritual direction in order to attain personal balance, awareness... (more)
Little Windows into Art Therapy: Small Openings for Beginning Therapists
Newly qualified art therapists often feel daunted by the challenge of being face-to-face with a client and are unsure how to progress after the first image has been created. Schroder explains how art... (more)
Clinical Applications of Drama Therapy in Child and Adolescent Treatment
As an emerging psychotherapeutic discipline, drama therapy has been gaining global attention over the last decade for its demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of child and adolescent populations.... (more)
The Embodied Self: Movement and Psychoanalysis
By integrating principles from her background as a movement psychotherapist and movement analyst with key concepts from contemporary psychoanalysis, the author offers a new perspective on exploring... (more)
Imagining Animals: Art, Psychotherapy and Primitive States of Mind
Imagining Animals offers a unique insight into the role and representation of animal imagery in art therapy and child psychotherapy, which should be of interest to all arts and play therapists... (more)
Can You Read Me? - Creative Writing with Child and Adult Victims of Abuse:
This book presents poems, stories and journal work spontaneously written by people, young and old, who have suffered serious abuse. It suggests how health and social care workers can facilitate... (more)
Family Art Psychotherapy - A Clinical Guide and Casebook
An integrated guide to the entire range of clinical art therapy. The book aims to cover every age range in a variety of settings, from schools and outpatient clinics to psychiatric hospitals and... (more)
Sandplay in Three Voices: Images, Relationships, The Numinous
Illustrated by original clinical examples this unique approach provides an engaging introduction and grounding in sandplay, and addresses the main concerns of all practising and training sandplay... (more)
Understanding Children's Drawings
This practical resource demonstrates how all clinicians can broaden and enhance their work with children by integrating drawing into therapy. The book enables therapists to address the... (more)
Labanotation: The System of Analyzing and Recording Movement
Initiated by Rudolf Laban, the successful system for recording human movement, is now in this revised edition in a complete explanation of Labanotation. (more)
Art Therapy and Political Violence: With Art, Without Illusion
With accounts from Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Israel and South Africa, this book vividly illustrates the therapeutic power of art making and art therapy in helping individuals, families and... (more)
Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk
This book investigates the connections between a child's expression through drawing and their violent behavior. It also explores the potential of the Draw a Story Test for use as an early identifier... (more)
Case Study Designs in Music Therapy
Research and clinical work are often perceived as opposites in the field of music therapy. This book shows how these two areas of work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to... (more)
Beethoven's Anvil:
Why does the brain create music? William Benzon finds the key to music's function. Music demands a coordination of different mental functions and it (more)
A Practical Art Therapy:
Chapters cover various media and methods, including murals, collages, sculpture and drawing, making it easily accessible for even the busiest therapist. Susan Buchalter includes practical art... (more)