Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy

Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is a psychologist and expressive arts therapist specializing in trauma recovery. Since the 1990s, Dr. Malchiodi has worked with traumatized children, adolescents, adults, and families, expanding the range of understanding of nonverbal, sensory-based concepts and methods. Founder and executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Dr. Malchiodi has given over 700 invited keynotes, lectures, and workshops around the world, and has assisted more than 500 organizations and institutions in developing trauma-informed, expressive arts, and disaster relief programming. Her books include Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy, Understanding Children’s Drawings, and Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition. Dr. Malchiodi is a contributing writer for Psychology Today, an active visual artist, and an aspiring musician.

I. Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy
1. What is Expressive Arts Therapy?, Cathy A. Malchiodi
2. Frameworks for Expressive Arts Therapy, Cathy A. Malchiodi
3. Attunement in Expressive Arts: Attachment, Rhythm, Resonance, and Embodied Empathy, Mitchell Kossak
4. Bridging Arts and Science in Expressive Arts Therapy, Patricia Leavy
II. Core Practices and Methodology
5. The Integrative Process of Expressive Arts Therapy, Karen Estrella
6. Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy, Sue Ann Herron
7. Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy, Laury Rappaport
8. Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy, Cathy A. Malchiodi
9. Playing through an Expressive Lens, Renee Turner
10. Narrative Expressive Arts Therapy, Shoshana Simons
11. Expressive Arts Therapy and Mindfulness, Karin von Daler
III. Integrating the Expressive Arts in Therapy
12. Sandtray and Expressive Arts in Child Psychotherapy: Using Play as a Neural Exercise, Theresa Kestly
13. Bilateral Body Mapping with Guided Drawing, Cornelia Elbrecht
14. Meeting the Moment: Music Therapy as Part of Arts-Focused Hospice Care, Laura E. Beer
15. Polyvagal-Informed Dance/Movement Therapy: Dance and Music on the Creative Continuum with Survivors of Trauma, Amber Elizabeth L. Gray
16. The Dancing Mindfulness Approach to Expressive Arts Therapy: Trauma-Focused Solutions for Group and Individual Settings, Jamie Marich
17. Integrative Drama Therapy in the Treatment of Trauma: Matching Aesthetic Properties to Patient Needs, Craig Haen
18. Integrating Creative Writing and Expressive Arts, Suzan Lemont