This book addresses how the principles and practice of the arts therapies can … inspire social action and bring about social change across the globe.

Loss from abandonment forms a substantial part of a person’s foundation and can impact relationships that thrive on attachment.

Diagnosing fibromyalgia is a complex process as the symptoms experienced are often linked to a multitude of short and long term illnesses.

Planning and preparing your art therapy workshop includes developing guidelines which will cover the what, why, when, and how to deliver your workshop.

Art therapy can help provide a unique space for people with ADHD as they gain control over their environment and the creative process in which they work.

Somatic experience is relevant in trauma where experiences are often suppressed emotionally and often outwardly expressed through physical symptoms.

People who are suffering from a chronic illness face a multitude of psychological issues that cross the lines of both physical and emotional experiences.

Puppets and masks can add a quality of magnitude through form, texture, and weight that give a physical presence to these items with dimension.

An art therapy intervention is used in an art therapy session to facilitate the creative process to explore and gain insight into the client’s experiences.

A panic attack refers to an intense fear that initiates intense physical reactions, even though there is no immediate danger to initiate the feelings.

Medical art therapy can alleviate the psychological impact that people with a medical illness experience including uncertainty about their health.

DBT is used with art therapy techniques by many art therapists. Art provides exploration of personal experiences without judgment.

A therapy group provides a different dynamic where a part of the healing process is derived through shared experiences with group members and group support.

In art therapy, adolescents can be free to use symbols and imagery to explore their emotions and developing thoughts about their identity.

Chronic unemployment may not be a primary reason that many therapists see clients, however, it can form a part of a client’s overall background.

Working with personality disorders can be complex as there is a vast range of personality traits and experiences in our lives that form our personality.

Anger is an emotion that is experienced across all ages. This expression differs as we develop more knowledge about social norms and expression of anger.