This unique account by a dance and drama therapist is the first of its
kind to integrate Jungian theory, creative arts therapy, and
developmental object relations theory successfully. Using the arts as a
psycho-therapeutic tool, trauma and addiction are explored and enacted,
calling upon the imaginal realm of the arts as a vehicle for
transformation and recovery. The author has a diploma in gestalt therapy
and has taught the arts in psychotherapy for over 20 years.
Creative Transformation is a masterful integration of developmental
object relations, Jungian theory, creative arts therapy, and clinical
wisdom. Lewis teaches us about the subtleties and varieties of
consciousness as they are revealed in her clients' journeys through the
imaginal realm of the arts. The book offers many insights into the
depths of the therapist-client relationship, the play of masculine and
feminine, and the ever-present links to universal themes and images.
-David R. Johnson, past president of the National Association for
Drama Therapy, former chairperson of the National Coalition of Arts
Therapy Associations
Penny Lewis presents an engaging, passionate account of how she uses
the healing power of the arts in clinical practice. Her theoretical
synthesis is a valuable contribution that shows the natural interweaving
of developmental and archetypal themes. An original and important work.
-Joan Chodorow, author of Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology
Penny Lewis, Ph.D., is a dance and drama therapist trained in
Jungian analysis at the C. G. Jung Institute of New York. She has taught
the arts in psychotherapy to graduate students for more than twenty
years and is the author of Theoretical Approaches in Dance-Movement
Therapy (2 volumes.). She has a private practice in Newburyport,
Massachusetts, from which she sails with her family on day and night sea
journeys.
