Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Psychodrama: Group psychotherapy as experimental theatre
As well as examining the specific field of psychodrama, this text relates the topic to the history and practice of the theatre, providing new angles and insights. It includes discussion of the theory... (more)
Music therapy in context: Music, meaning and relationship
Addressing current debates in music therapy on the question of 'meaning', this text asks such questions as: Are words necessary in creative music therapy? How is clinical improvization distinct from... (more)
On Art and Therapy: An Exploration
akes an eloquent plea for therapists to return to a trust in the therapeutic value of the creative process itself. Elegantly written, this is a book for anyone concerned with the therapeutic process.... (more)
The Therapeutic Use of Stories
Explores the historical and cultural context of storytelling, providing examples of specific stories for specific situations and practical advice on how to use them. Covering themes such as anger,... (more)
Poiesis: The language of psychology and the speech of the soul
This work argues that 'poiesis' - the creative act - is also the act by which we affirm our identity and humanity, and seeks to demonstrate the essential affinity of the creative and therapeutic... (more)
Working with Children in Art Therapy
A collection of papers by ten art therapists working in the major child care agencies - health, education, and social services. Each paper describes a different theoretical perspective and clinical... (more)
Dance and Other Expressive Art Therapies: When Words Are Not Enough
In this text, contemporary dance/movement therapy is applied to 16 of today's most challenging clinical problems. Illustrated case studies cover physical and sexual abuse, co-dependency and... (more)
Art, Psychotherapy and Psychosis
Examining the role of art therapy in the treatment of psychosis, this volume uses clinical material and many examples of clients' work. Experienced practitioners describe working with patients in a... (more)
Sandplay: Silent Workshop of the Psyche
This text provides an introduction to sandplay as well as material for those already using this form of therapy. Based on the authors' clinical work, it includes in-depth sandplay case history... (more)
A Multi-Modal Approach to Creative Art Therapy
A further development of the multi-modal appraoch. Topics covered include: the importance of the creative process, the development of the art therapist's personal resources, issues of identity, and... (more)
Introduction to Drama Therapy
A general introduction to drama therapy including : a brief history of the discipline, explaining the therapeutic value of the theatre and drama that takes place, the importance of Dramatherapy in... (more)
Dramatic approaches to brief therapy
This book discusses the principles of dramatherapy, in relation to a wide range of in-patient populations and community health settings. It offers a guide to the programmes available, and also... (more)
Drama and healing: The roots of drama therapy
Focuses on the value of drama as a therapeutic process, particularly for the treatment of thought disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. This book examines the relationship between rational... (more)
Essays in Drama Therapy: The Double Life
For this volume, Landy has assembled essays which encompass his experience as a dramatherapist. The concept of 'double life' is a central theme running through the work - encapsulating the... (more)
Art Therapy with Offenders
This is the first collection of art therapy work concerned exclusively with offenders. It describes how the use of art therapy has grown in adult prisons, young offender institutions, secure... (more)
Psychodrama Since Moreno
Internationally recognised practitioners of the psychodramatic method discuss the theory and practice of psychodrama since Moreno's death. Key concepts of group psychotherapy are explained and their... (more)
Storymaking in Bereavement: Dragons Fight in the Meadow
This book is about a specific way of helping people work through their losses, even though such losses may have occurred many years before. It is written for professionals in the health and social... (more)
Play Therapy: Where the Sky Meets the Underworld
Play is one of the most creative opportunities open to a child, and is of growing interest to therapists and others in the caring professions. This book examines how children develop skills in play... (more)
Dramatherapy with Families, Groups and Individuals: Waiting in the Wings
Only recently has the therapeutic potential of the arts within medical practice been recognized in the West. Dramatherapy as an art form has emerged during the past 30 years as a clinical and... (more)
Art therapy and dramatherapy: Masks of the soul
Exploring the relationship and differences between art therapy and dramatherapy, this book examines the theoretical ground on which the arts therapies are based. The authors also describe 5 major... (more)
Art therapy and psychotherapy: Blending two therapeutic approaches
Covering art therapy and traditional psychotherapy, this text applies a combined approach to individual, family and group counselling situations. It argues that the use of artistic expression as part... (more)
Art Therapy with Families in Crisis
This volume describes art therapy interventions for particularly dysfunctional families and explains the connections between the process of creating art and the curative process in meeting these... (more)
The Revealing Image: Analytical Art Psychotherapy in Theory and Practice
In this volume, Joy Schaverien describes and defines "processes which have so far only been intuitively known to art therapists" by introducing and elaborating the psychoanalytical concepts of... (more)
Art as therapy: An Introduction to the Use of Art as a Therapeutic Technique
Art as Therapy introduces the theory and practice of art therapy in a concise, accessible and informative way. Tessa Dalley's introduction gives an overview of basic issues, research and development.... (more)
Desire and the Female Therapist: Engendered Gazes in Psychotherapy and Art Therapy
An exploration of erotic transference and countertransference in therapy, with particular attention given to the female therapist / male client relationship. The text draws on Lacan and Jung to... (more)
Dramatherapy with Children and Adolescents
Drama plays a crucial role in healthy human development and dramatherapy can be particularly effective in helping troubled children or adolescents. In this book, twelve contributors, writing from a... (more)
