Making the Room Teachable: A Review of Mastering the Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy: by Judith Greer Essex, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2025, 256 pp., ISBN: 9781839973338.

The article reviews *Mastering the Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy: A Practitioner's Guide* by Judith Greer Essex, highlighting its focus on expressive arts therapy as a disciplined, relational, and aesthetic practice rooted in the intermodal tradition of Paolo J. Knill. The book serves as a pra...

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Publicado en:Canadian Journal of Art Therapy Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 114 - 116
Autor principal: Wainwright, Richard
Formato: book review pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026
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