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COMING Sept/Oct 2008:
Laury Rappaport’s new book

Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body’s Wisdom and Creative Intelligence is a ground-breaking book on the integration of renowned psychologist Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing with art therapy. 

Written for readers to be able to learn the application of this innovative approach, the book includes the history and basic methods of the individual disciplines of Focusing and art therapy, and describes three approaches to Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Clearing a Space with Art, Focusing-Oriented Art Psychotherapy, and Theme Directed for groups. The author provides in-depth examples and descriptions of how to adapt Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy to a wide variety of clinical populations including individuals and groups with severe psychiatric illness, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and more, as well as applications to private practice, illness and wellness, self-care, and spirituality.

Integrating theory, clinical practice, and numerous guided exercises, this accessible book will enhance clinical sensitivity and skill, while adding resources for bringing creativity into practice. It will be of interest to art therapists, Focusing therapists, psychologists, counsellors, and social workers, as well as trainers and students.

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Rappaport, L. (2006). Clearing A Space: Expressing the Wholeness Within Using Art.
(Unpublished article; excerpts from forthcoming book, Focusing-oriented art therapy)

Klagsbrun, Rappaport, et al. (2005). Focusing and Expressive Arts Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Women with Breast Cancer in Journal of Creativity and Mental Health.

Rappaport, L. (1988). Focusing and art therapy, The Focusing Connection. 5(3),1-2.

Rappaport, L. (1998). Focusing and art therapy: tools for working through post- traumatic stress disorder, A Journal for Focusing and Experiential Therapy,17 (1), 36-40.

Rappaport, L. (1993). Focusing with art and creative movement: a method for stress management, The Focusing Connection, X(2),1-3.