Imagery and Visual Arts

The links and articles on this page provide a broad overview of using the Visual Arts in Counseling. There are many more awesome websites and articles that are not listed.

VISUAL ARTS LINKS

• American Art Therapy Association
• Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI)
• Art Therapy Alliance
• Art Therapy Credentials Board
• Art Therapy Without Borders
• Creativity in Therapy
• European Consortium for Arts Therapies Education (ECArTE)
• European Federation of Art Therapy (EFAT)
• International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA)

​ARTICLES (IMAGERY)

• Herndon, P., Myers, B., Mitchell, K., Kehn, A., & Henry, S. (2014). False memories for highly aversive early childhood events: Effects of guided imagery and group influence. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 1(1), 20–31. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000011
• McEvoy, P. M., Erceg-Hurn, D. M., Saulsman, L. M., & Thibodeau, M. A. (2015). Imagery enhancements increase the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder: A benchmarking study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 65, 42-51.
• Murphy, K. M., & Ziedonis, D. M. (2016). Group Guided Imagery and Music for Adults in Addiction Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial Feasibility Study. Journal of the Association for Music & Imagery, 15, 43–65.
• Sklare, G. B., Sabella, R. A., & Petrosko, J. M. (2003). A preliminary study of the effects of group solution-focused guided imagery on recurring individual problems. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 28(4), 370-381.
• Utay, J., & Miller, M. (2006). Guided Imagery as an Effective Therapeutic Technique: A Brief Review of its History and Efficacy Research. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 33(1).

ARTICLES (VISUAL ARTS)

• Brillantes-Evangelista, G. (2013). An evaluation of visual arts and poetry as therapeutic interventions with abused adolescents. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 40(1), 71-84. 
• Catterall, J. S., & Peppler, K. A. (2007). Learning in the visual arts and the worldviews of young children. Cambridge Journal of Education, 37(4), 543-560.
• Green, B. L., Wehling, C., & Taisky, G. J. (1987). Group art therapy as an adjunct to treatment for chronic outpatients. Psychiatric Services, 38(9), 988-991.
• Macpherson, H., Hart, A., & Heaver, B. (2016). Building resilience through group visual arts activities: Findings from a scoping study with young people who experience mental health complexities and/or learning difficulties. Journal of Social Work, 16(5), 541-560.
• Parsons, A., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Harlow, J., Haslam, S., Hobson, J., Nair, K., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S., & Griffin, J. (2020). Arts for the blues – a new creative psychological therapy for depression. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 48(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1633459
• Pretorius, G., & Pfeifer, N. (2010). Group art therapy with sexually abused girls. South African Journal of Psychology, 40(1), 63-73.
• Reynolds, M. W., Nabors, L., & Quinlan, A. (2000). The effectiveness of art therapy: does it work?. Art Therapy, 17(3), 207-213.
• Slayton, S. C. (2012). Building community as social action: An art therapy group with adolescent males. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 39(3), 179-185.
• Sonnone, A., & Rochford, J. S. (2020). Wellness at Universities: A Group Art Therapy Approach. Journal of College Counseling, 23(2), 168–179. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocc.12157
• Veach, L. J., & Gladding, S. T. (2006). Using creative group techniques in high schools. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 32(1), 71-81.