Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Art and Social Interaction: A Guide for College Internships Serving Correctional, Rehabilitation and Human Service Needs
* This book has two goals: to introduce a relevant interactive experience for undergraduate students involving the visual arts and community service, and to provide an instructional how-to for social... (more)
Virtual Art Therapy: Research and Practice
This book provides a practical and research-based exploration of virtual art psychotherapy, and how its innovations are breaking new ground in the mental health field.
With seventeen chapters... (more)
Multicultural Play Therapy: Making the Most of Cultural Opportunities with Children
Multicultural Play Therapy fills a wide gap in the play therapy literature. Each chapter helps expand play therapists’ cultural awareness, humility, and competence so they can work more effectively... (more)
Art as Therapy
This passionate, thought-provoking, often funny, and always-accessible book proposes a new way of looking at art, suggesting that it can be useful, relevant, and therapeutic. Through practical... (more)
Old and New Horizons of Sandplay Therapy: Mindfulness and Neural Integration
This thoughtful and comprehensive book sheds new light on Sandplay Therapy, a method founded in the 1960s by Dora Kalff. It is based on the psychology of C.G. Jung and Margaret Lowenfeld, with... (more)
Dance/Movement Therapy for Trauma Survivors: Theoretical, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives
This book offers a timely, detailed, and comprehensive synopsis of dance/movement therapy (DMT) in the treatment of psychological trauma. Along with the foundational concepts of DMT, tied to... (more)
Art Psychotherapy Groups in The Hostile Environment of Neoliberalism: Collusion or Resistance?
This book explores how 'the hostile environment' of neoliberalism affects art therapy in Britain. It shows how ambiguity in art and in psychoanalytically understood relationships can enable art... (more)
Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy
Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy discovers where studio practice stands in the profession today and reflects on how changing social, political and economic contexts have influenced its... (more)
An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater: Hall of Mirrors on Stage
An Introduction to Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater is a comprehensive book presenting Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater as a unique form of group psychotherapy.
This pioneering book is the... (more)
Group Art Therapy: Practice and Research
Group Art Therapy: Practice and Research is the first textbook of its kind, taking into account practice-based evidence and using a transtheoretical approach to present a range of art therapy group... (more)
Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies: Interventions for Working with Children, Teens, and Families
Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies offers a wide range of healing modalities and case studies that can be used in both indoor and outdoor environments.
Each chapter includes... (more)
Arts Therapies in International Practice: Informed by Neuroscience and Research
Arts Therapies in International Practice: Informed by Neuroscience and Research brings together practice and research in the arts therapies and in neuroscience. The authors are all arts therapists... (more)
Art Therapy in Response to Natural Disasters, Mass Violence, and Crises
With contributions from a range of expert voices within the field, this book explores the use of art therapy as a response to traumatic events. Offering rare insight into ways in which art therapists... (more)
The Embodied Brain and Sandtray Therapy: Stories of Healing and Transformation
The Embodied Brain and Sandtray Therapy invites readers to absorb the magic and mystery of sandtray therapy through a collection of stories.
Woven throughout these pages is the neurobiological... (more)
Digital Play Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Comfort and Competence: Second Edition
The newly updated Digital Play Therapy focuses on the responsible integration of technology into play therapy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
With respect for the many different... (more)
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Creative Arts Therapies: A Case-Based Approach
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Creative Arts Therapies uses a case-based approach to provide practical guidance for practitioners on the skillful application of ethical decision-making in art... (more)
Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice: Third Edition
In this third edition of Poetry Therapy, Dr. Mazza expands on poetry therapy applications and techniques, carefully illustrating the use of poems, expressive writing, and symbolic activities for... (more)
Implementing Play Therapy with Groups: Contemporary Issues in Practice
Implementing Play Therapy with Groups is a new and innovative edited book bringing together experts from across the field of play therapy to explore how to facilitate group play therapy across... (more)
Using Image and Narrative in Therapy for Trauma, Addiction and Recovery
With contributions from well-respected figures in the field, this book explores the use of narrative and image in the therapeutic treatment of trauma and addiction.
The book considers topics... (more)
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children: Second Edition
A trusted, comprehensive resource, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Experts in play, art, music,... (more)
Music Therapy in Adoption and Trauma: Therapy That Makes a Difference After Placement
Music therapy is a valuable method of support and treatment for those dealing with trauma within the adoption community. Music Therapy in Adoption and Trauma offers a timely and much-needed... (more)
Museum-based Art Therapy: A Collaborative Effort with Access, Education, and Public Programs
This practical and inspirational resource offers a wide range of information about museum-based art therapy and wellness programming in various museums.
Featuring contributions from art... (more)
Cultural Issues in Play Therapy
This unique resource is now in an extensively revised second edition with more than 90% new material and an expanded conceptual framework. Filled with rich case illustrations, the book explores how... (more)
Dreams and Nightmares in Art Therapy: The Dream of the Jaguar
Dreams and Nightmares in Art Therapy draws on the author's extensive art psychotherapy practice and teaching to provide a wide range of creative writing and visual art methods for dreamwork. ... (more)
Play Therapy and Telemental Health: Foundations, Populations, and Interventions
Play Therapy and Telemental Health gives clinicians the tools they need to bring their therapy sessions online.
Chapters present the fundamentals of play therapy and telemental health therapy... (more)
An Arts Therapeutic Approach to Maternal Holding: Developing Healthy Mother and Child Holding Relationships
Little research has explored the everyday, simple and long-term experience of maternal holding, particularly after the first year of a child's life. The research that has been undertaken commonly... (more)
Art Therapy, Trauma, and Neuroscience: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
Art Therapy, Trauma, and Neuroscience combines theory, research, and practice with traumatized populations in a neuroscience framework. The classic edition includes a new preface from the author... (more)
Advanced Sandtray Therapy: Digging Deeper into Clinical Practice
Advanced Sandtray Therapy deepens mental health professionals' abilities to understand and apply sandtray therapy.
Chapters show readers how to integrate clinical theory with sand work,... (more)
Healing from Clinical Trauma Using Creative Mindfulness Techniques: A Workbook of Tools and Applications
This workbook offers diverse strengths-based tools to incorporate the Creative Mindfulness Technique (CMT) into clinical practice. It provides an essential understanding of the ethical scope of... (more)
Play for Health Across the Lifespan: Stories from the Seven Ages of Play
Play for Health Across the Lifespan uses case studies to explore the impact of play and creativity on health and wellbeing throughout the lifecycle. While play at the start of life influences future... (more)