Expressive Arts Therapy Creative Process in Art and Life

Faculty from the Expressive Arts Collective at Appalachian State University reveal insights on expressive arts therapy for therapists and for students who are becoming therapists. Early chapters describe the historical context and theoretical grounding for this emerging field, and later chapters describe the cycles of the creative process, from beginning through finding voice, bringing art to life, and closure, offering examples of experiential exercises, personal stories, and poems related to that cycle. Color examples of art are included.