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Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute

www.focusingarts.com

Focusing and Expressive Arts Resources


Websites for Training and Information
Focusing and Expressive Arts Institutes: www.focusingarts.com
Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., MFT, ATR-BC, REAT; Email: laury@focusingarts.com
Training: FOAT Levels 1-4; Certification as FOAT Practitioner; Certification as FOAT Trainer
The Focusing Institute: www.focusing.org

Focusing website list of resources on Focusing and the Expressive Arts


https://www.focusing.org/arts_therapy.html

Rappaport, L. (2008). Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy. The Folio, Vol. 21, No.1, pp.139-155.
Provides overview of Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy with its main concepts and approaches.

Books and Chapters on FOAT


Rappaport, L. (2009). Focusing-Oriented Art Psychotherapy: Accessing the body’s Wisdom and
Creative
Intelligence. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2013). ‘Focusing-oriented art therapy with people who have chronic illnesses’.
In C.A.
Malchiodi (ed.) Art Therapy and Health Care. New York NY: Guilford Press.
Rappaport, L. (2010). ‘Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy with Trauma’ Journal for Person-Centered and
Experiential Psychotherapy, Vol. 9, (2), 128-143.
Rappaport, L. (2014) “Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy: Working on the Avenues.’ In. G.
Madison (ed). Theory and practice of focusing-oriented psychotherapy: Beyond the talking cure.
London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rappaport, L. (2014) (Ed.). Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice. London: Jessica
Kingsley Publishers.
Chapter 1: Mindfulness, Psychotherapy, and the Arts Therapies by L. Rappaport and D.
Kalmanowitz
Chapter 14: Focusing-Oriented Arts Therapy: Cultivating Mindfulness, Compassion, and
Accessing Inner Wisdom
Chapter 18: Mindfulness and Focusing-Oriented Arts Therapy with Children and Adolescents
by E. Weiner and L. Rappaport

Rappaport, L. Ikemi, A, & Miyake, M. (2011). ‘History and Development Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy
and Experiential Collage Work in Japan’ in D. Kalmanowitz, J. Potash, & Chan, M (Ed.). Art Therapy in
Asia. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

CD: Focusing for Wellbeing: Guided Exercises by Laury Rappaport (includes Focusing exercises
and 3 mindfulness exercises). Available at:
• CD Baby: digital download or CD: www.cdbaby.com/cd/lauryrappaport
• The Focusing Institute

DVD: Integrating Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy into Clinical Practice—85 minutes –includes
overview of 3 main FOAT approaches; FOAT with trauma; demonstration of Focusing, listening, art,
and Gestalt processing.

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