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Revealing the Trauma of War

By Caroline Alexander — 2017

Brain injuries caused by blast events change soldiers in ways many can’t articulate. Some use art therapy, creating painted masks to express how they feel.

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Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping

While art therapy traditionally focuses on therapeutic image-making and the cognitive or symbolic interpretation of these creations, Cornelia Elbrecht instructs readers how to facilitate the body-focused approach of guided drawing.

Cornelia Elbrecht

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Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul

The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing.

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Art Therapy Sourcebook

Newly updated and revised, this authoritative guide shows you how to use art therapy to guide yourself and others on a special path of personal growth, insight, and transformation. Cathy A.

Cathy Malchiodi

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250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques: A Guide for Clinicians and Clients

Creative, fun & fast therapeutic warm-ups! When a client walks into the therapy room they don't know what to expect-feeling anxious, unsure and perhaps fearful.

Susan I. Buchalter

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Dad Becomes Insanely Talented Painter After Suffering Head Injury

This former car salesman has the artistic skills that would take years to develop. But he became a master painter literally overnight. Scott Mele, 42, says he was in three car accidents within a year, causing him to suffer a traumatic brain injury.

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My Body of Work: An Experience of Cancer + Art Therapy: Anise Bullimore at TEDxBow

Anise Bullimore shares with us a deeply personal and beautiful talk about the power of art to heal and to understand our emotions and her experiences with the Macmillan team.

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Art Therapy Offers Healing Creative Outlet to Loyola Medicine Cancer Patients

Loyola University Medical Center offers art therapy to patients who have been diagnosed with cancer. At the Coleman Foundation Image Renewal Center in the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, they can interact with an art therapist who can guide them through creative expression.

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Art Therapy Program Helps People with Life-Threatening Illnesses Heal

For 30 years, the "Art for Recovery" program at UCSF has helped patients with life-threatening illnesses express themselves through art in a supportive environment.

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What to Expect in Art Therapy

Nicole Stiver, M.A., Art Therapist at the Swedish Cancer Institute shares what art therapy is and is not, the benefits of art therapy, what to expect during a typical visit, and how to schedule an appointment.

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The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.

Sandra Marinella

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