Expressive arts therapy is a multi-modal approach where all available expressive forms, including yet not limited to dance/movement, visual arts, writing, drama, and music, are utilized to help clients be in process and facilitate the processing of…
Dr. Malchiodi started her college career with a B.A. in fine arts in painting and a minor in performance art, bringing together theatre, music, and sound. “There is a connection between expressiveness having an impact on you positively. I did not…
Eating-disordered clients begin treatment with a series of unique and specific behavioral symptoms such as binge eating, bingeing and purging, starving themselves, or overexercising, that impede progress when using purely verbal therapies. The…
In this article I propose an art therapy trauma protocol (ATTP) designed to address the non-verbal core of traumatic memory. Trauma theorists [van der Kolk, B.A. (2003). Frontiers in trauma treatment. Presented at the R. Cassidy Seminars, St. Louis,…