Psychotherapy and the Arts
March 2021
Profiles in Psychotherapy and the Arts
- International Whole Person Approaches to working with trauma from COVID-19.
Curated resources from the somatic and creative arts therapies for the APA International. Whole Person Approaches will be shared.
- Movement of Freedom (MoF)
MoF is a social art project which explores the healing potential of dance, film, and virtual communication.
- Two films from COVID-19: Lockdown Incorporation and Aquisse
Hattie Worboys presents two short films related to COVID-19. One is a short dance film responding to lockdown one—being confined, with nowhere to run and with many previous go-to distractions impossible, I was forced to face myself. The other is an eerie, watery, sci-fi nod to COVID-19.
- Our time of coronavirus and Black Lives Matter: Loss, grief, trauma, resilience, and healing change
Using creative nonfiction and arts-based inquiry, Benyshek offers a personal narrative that weaves together the experiences of individuals, families, and society during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, growing awareness of systemic racism and police brutality, and the upsurge of Black Lives Matter protests.
- COVID-19 NeuroArts Field Guide
An ongoing editorial series from Megan Howard, director of communications at the International Arts + Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s Pedersen Brain Science Institute, about how and why the arts can support our health and wellbeing during the pandemic.
- Studio dedicated to Art/Religion/Psyche
Daily visual arts practice in Boston.
- Mirrors of the Mind 9: The Psychotherapist as Artist in the Time of Coronavirus
Psychologists from all around the United States share their art in a new virtual gallery.
Poetry
- Leave Me As I Am
This mesmerizing movement piece and accompanying poem reflects the work of a dance therapist and a group of women living with breast cancer.
- Goodbye
Reading about poems about grief led me to write and submit a poem about having to say goodbye to my father through digital means from three thousand miles away.
- Our Blessed Here and Now
If a mentally normal person skips a precious moment, that person will not exist anymore.
Workshops, Conferences, Institutes and Residencies
- Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference
Conference themes are inequality, power, and sustainability.
- Embody your femininity at a retreat in Greece: Authentic movement – yoga – healing arts
Treat yourself to a relaxing, embodied experience by the rejuvenating Mediterranean Sea and awaken your femininity.
Publications
- Adler, troubadour love, and posttraumatic growth
Adlerian psychology, troubadours, posttraumatic growth, meaning in life and community feeling
- Family gifts and the artful practitioner
Family gifts and the artful personal practitioner: A journey of personal, professional and artistic growth
- Skills for big feelings: A guide for teaching kids relaxation, regulation, and coping techniques
Help children develop healthy coping skills with this comprehensive social-emotional learning plan.