Art Therapy Relational Neurobiology Studio Art Therapy Approaches

Noah Hass-Cohen, PsyD, MA, ATR-BC, LMFT is a psychotherapist, associate professor and director of the Marital and Family Therapy Program at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University. She has over 25 years' experience of working as a psychotherapist and has presented both nationally and internationally on art therapy. Noah lives in California. Joanna Clyde Findlay, MA, ATR-BC, LMFT is the director of the Centre de Psychotherapie et Art Therapie de Provence, Grimaud, France. She is a board certified art therapist and a qualified marriage and family therapist. Joanna has over 20 years' experience working as a psychotherapist in the US, France and the UK. She currently lives in France.

Introduction.; Part 1: ATR-N Essentials.; 1. Setting the Stage: Art Therapy Media and Attachment.; 2. Making Connections: Collages and Neurons.; 3. Arousal and Stress: Paper Overlays and the Nervous System Organisation.; 4. Integration: Painting the Three Brains.; 5. Space: Painting and the Cerebellum in Action.; 6. Felt Encounters: Clay and the Emotional Brain.; 7. Higher Integration: Paper Sculptures and Cortical Structures.; 8. Long Term Distress: Drawing and the HPA Stress Response.; Part 2: Advanced ATR-N Topics.; 9. Balancing Stress Responses: Inside Outside Box.; 10. Autobiographical and Episodic Memory: Paper Cut Outs.; 11. Understanding Emotions and Affect Regulation: Pencil Drawings.; 12. Mindful Approaches: Collage and Reflective Drawing.; 13. Empathy and Mirror Neurons: The Altar.; 14. Summary.