Art Therapy Sourcebook

Cathy Malchiodi

McGraw Hill Professional, Aug 9, 2006 - Psychology - 276 pages

"The most accessible and complete art therapy book ever published. It is a great achievement."
--Shaun McNiff, author of Art Is Medicine and Trust the Process

"Malchiodi's fascinating book shows how modern art therapy is being employed as a potent health-care intervention."
--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words

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. Malchiodi, a leading expert in the field, gives you step-by-step instructions for stimulating creativity and interpreting the resulting art pieces. This encouraging and effective method can help you and others recover from pain and become whole again.

The Art Therapy Sourcebook will help you:

• Find relief from overwhelming emotions
• Recover from traumatic losses
• Reduce their stress levels
• Discover insights about yourself
• Experience personal growth

What people are saying

Review: The Art Therapy Sourcebook

User Review  - Serena - Goodreads

No wonder I'm such a happy person. I do lots of art daily! :D So I get to self express through drawing, writing, and dancing everyday ^^ Happy me. I also found out that I'm very lucky: Cathy says that ...

Review: The Art Therapy Sourcebook

User Review  - Sylvia Kuras - Goodreads

Subjective and often repetitive. Good source for art excercises for self knowledge and understanding. If your are considering a career in art therapy and want to know more about the field, this is a good place to start.

Contents

• Drawing on the Past: 23
• Drawing from Within: 47
• Drawing on Process: 63

About the author

Cathy A. Malchiodi is a licensed art therapist and clinical counselor. She is the editor of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of Breaking the Silence: Art Therapy with Children from Violent Homes.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Art Therapy Sourcebook; Sourcebooks Series
• Author: Cathy Malchiodi
• Edition: 2, illustrated, revised
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional, 2006
• ISBN: 0071468277, 9780071468275
• Length: 276 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Creative Ability; Self-Help / General