Cathy A. Malchiodi 
Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy [EPUB ebook] 
Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process

Preface
1. Expressive Arts Therapy: Going Beyond the Limits of Language
2. Frameworks for Expressive Arts Therapy and Trauma-Informed Practice
3. A Brain–Body Framework for Expressive Arts Therapy
4. The Reparation Is in the Relationship
5. Safety: The Essential Foundation
6. Self-Regulation: Fundamentals of Stabilization
7. Working with the Body’s Sense of Trauma
8. Trauma Narratives: Multiple Layers of Storied Expression
9. Resilience: Enhancing and Embodying Mastery and Competence
10. Meaning Making: Imagining New Narratives for Brain and Body
Resources
Appendix 1A. Body Outline Template: Adults
Appendix 1B. Body Outline Template: Children
Appendix 2. Brain Template: Profile View
Appendix 3. Brain Template: Two Hemispheres
Appendix 4. Breathing Prompts
Appendix 5. Mock Body-Mapping Activity
Appendix 6. Body-Mapping Template
 

Cathy A. Malchiodi, Ph D, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is a psychologist and expressive arts therapist specializing in trauma recovery. Since the 1990s, Dr. Malchiodi has worked with traumatized children, adolescents, adults, and families, expanding the range of understanding of nonverbal, sensory-based concepts and methods. Founder and executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Dr. Malchiodi has given over 700 invited keynotes, lectures, and workshops around the world, and has assisted more than 500 organizations and institutions in developing trauma-informed, expressive arts, and disaster relief programming. Her books include
Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy, Understanding Children’s Drawings, and
Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition. Dr. Malchiodi is a contributing writer for 
Psychology Today, an active visual artist, and an aspiring musician.