Resources: Articles + Chapters
Brooker, Miram Rose (2015). Focusing and Art as Ways to Explore the Implicit and Non-Verbal Aspects of Women's Abortion Experiences. Outskirts Online Journal (32), 1–14.
Klagsbrun, J., Rappaport, L., Speiser, V. M., Post, P., Byers, J., Stepakoff, S., & Karman, S. (2005). ‘Focusing and Expressive Arts Therapy as a Complementary Treatment for Women with Breast Cancer.’ Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 1(1), 107–137.
Rappaport, L. (1988). Focusing and art therapy. The Focusing Connection, 5(3), 1-2.
Rappaport, L. (1993). Focusing with Art and Creative Movement: A Method for Stress Management. The Focusing Connection, X(2), 1-3.
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. (2006). Clearing A Space: Expressing the Wholeness Within Using Art.
Rappaport, L. (2006). Focusing and Art Therapy: Bridging Inner and Outer Experiences of Creativity. Staying in Focus: The Focusing Institute Newsletter, VI(3).
Rappaport, L. (2008). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy. The Folio: Journal for Focusing and Experiential Therapy, 21(1), 139-155.
Rappaport, L. (2010). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy with Trauma. The Journal for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy, 9(2), 128-143.
Rappaport, L. (2010). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: A Mindfulness Based Approach. Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute.
Rappaport, L. (2011). The Felt Sense is the Doorway to the Arts. Staying in Focus: The Focusing Institute Newsletter, Volume XI, Number 1.
Rappaport, L. (2013). 'Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy with People Who Have Chronic Illnesses.’ In C. Malchiodi, (Ed.). Art therapy and healthcare. New York: Guilford Press.
Rappaport, L. (2013). ‘Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy: Cultivating Mindfulness and Compassion, and Accessing Inner Wisdom.’ In L. Rappaport, (Ed.) Mindfulness and the arts therapies: Theory and practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2013). ‘Trusting the felt sense in art-based research.’ In S. McNiff, (Ed.) Art as research: Opportunities and challenges. Bristol, UK: Intellect Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2013). 'Trusting the felt sense in art-based research.' Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Vol. 4 (1), 97–104.
Rappaport, L. (2014). ‘Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy: Working on the Avenues.’ In G. Madison, (Ed.) Theory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: Beyond the Talking Cure. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2014). Integrating Focusing with the Expressive Arts Therapies and Mindfulness. The Folio: Journal for Person-Centered Focusing and Experiential Psychotherapy, 152-161.
Rappaport, L. (2015). ‘Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapies and Mindfulness with Children and Adolescents with Trauma.’ In C. Malchiodi, (Ed.) Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children (Creative Arts and Play Therapy), Second edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Rappaport, L. (2016). Enhancing Imagery with Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts. In L. Davenport, Transformative Imagery: Cultivating the Imagination for Healing, Change and Growth. London: Jessica Kinglsey Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2016). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy. In J. Rubin, (Ed.). Approaches to Art Therapy: Theory and Technique, 3rd edition. NY: Taylor and Francis Group.
Rappaport, L. (2023). Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy. In C. Malchiodi, (Ed.) Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy, First Edition. NY: Guilford Press.
Rappaport, L. & Friedman, N. (1985). “Focusing and Body-Work”. In Focusing Connection.
Rappaport, L., Ikemi, A. & Miyake, M. (2011). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy and Experiential Collage Work: History and Development in Japan. In D. Kalmanowitz, J. Potash & S.M. Chan, Art Therapy in Asia: To the Bone or Wrapped in Silk. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Weiner, E. T. & Rappaport, L. (2014). ‘Mindfulness and Focusing-Oriented Arts Therapy with Children and Adolescents.’ In L. Rappaport, (Ed.), Mindfulness and the arts therapies: Theory and practice. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.