Art Therapy

Art Therapy in Response to Natural Disasters, Mass Violence, and Crises by various 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 have responded to recent crises, this is a unique resource for art therapists looking to coordinate interventions for large-scale disaster and resulting trauma.

Somatic Art Therapy : Alleviating Pain and Trauma Through Art by Johanne Hamel Translated from the French text, this volume provides case studies and examples from the author’s art psychotherapy practice of 40 years, including the four-quadrants method. Chapters review the current treatments for chronic pain and PTSD and focus on art therapeutic methods to treat those conditions, such as art therapy protocols for PTSD. The book exposes the underlying rational of somatic art therapy, covering art therapy effectiveness, Levine’s somatic dissociation, van der Kolk’s somatic memory, and Scaer’s procedural memory concepts. Also featured are chapter contributions from art therapists Sophie Boudrias, Mylène Piché, and Dr. Patcharin Sughondhabirom.

A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy by Amy E. Huxtable; Libby Schmanke; Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro What are the core concepts of art therapy? What can you learn from a drawing of a bird's nest, a collage or some scribbles? Why become an art therapist and how do you do it? What happens in the therapy room? In the style of a graphic novel, A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy answers these questions and more.

Color Psychology and Color Therapy; a Factual Study of the Influence of Color on Human Life by Faber Birren A detailed study of the various sources and biological and emotional uses of color in all phases of human existence by a leading researcher in the field.