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Book Review: Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping

The Art of Healing Trauma

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. “Art therapy is … still primarily focused on image-making and the cognitive processing of such creations.

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The Significance of Semiotics in Social Work

Mad in America

During art therapy sessions, Maya uses specific colors dominantly and avoids eye contact, instead focusing her gaze on objects in the room. The social worker incorporates art therapy sessions to explore these themes further, fostering a safe space for Alex to navigate and articulate complex emotions.

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Healthy and Unhealthy Self-Blame – Intro to the Blame the Victim 10 Part Series

The Art of Healing Trauma

In our society, all too frequently the conversation around a traumatic event shifts to the victim’s character, choices, faults, etc. It leaves emotional scars on top of the deep scars left by the traumatic events. as if to imply that something done to them was their fault. It makes healing more difficult.

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A Bicultural Māori/European Vision for a Truly Healing Hospital

Mad in America

In our experience, Havening is an effective therapy for a wide range of mental health conditions including chronic depression, anxiety, panic disorders, phobias, PTSD, traumatic events, chronic pain, addictions, and many other conditions.