Herbert Eberhart, Ph.D., is a social worker and clinical psychologist. He worked for 25 years as a Senior Professor at the Zurich School of Social Work, and he teaches at several higher education institutions, including the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Sally Atkins is a poet, performing artist, psychotherapist, psychologist, registered expressive arts therapist and registered expressive arts consultant/educator. She is Professor of Human Development and Psychological Counseling and Founder of the Expressive Arts Therapy Program at Appalachian State University, and Core Faculty of the European Graduate School.

“This is a major contribution to the field of expressive arts, a pioneering work, bringing together these central concepts, presence and process, with fundamental ideas about the arts and aesthetics.”

• Foreword by Paolo Knill. Preface by Herbert Eberhart. Preface by Sally Atkins. 1. Introduction. 2. Embracing Surprise: The Importance of the Arts in Expressive Arts Work. 3. The Courage to Meet the Other: Personal Presence in the Helping Relationship. 4. The Adventure of the Unknown: Working in a Process-Oriented Way. 5. Conclusion. Appendices. Introduction. Appendix A. Decentering with Expressive Arts. Appendix B. Expressive Arts in Dream Work. References. Index.

Herbert Eberhart, Ph.D., is a social worker and clinical psychologist. He worked for 25 years as a Senior Professor at the Zurich School of Social Work, and he teaches at several higher education institutions, including the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Sally Atkins is a poet, performing artist, psychotherapist, psychologist, registered expressive arts therapist and registered expressive arts consultant/educator. She is Professor of Human Development and Psychological Counseling and Founder of the Expressive Arts Therapy Program at Appalachian State University, and Core Faculty of the European Graduate School.

“This is a major contribution to the field of expressive arts, a pioneering work, bringing together these central concepts, presence and process, with fundamental ideas about the arts and aesthetics.”

• Foreword by Paolo Knill. Preface by Herbert Eberhart. Preface by Sally Atkins. 1. Introduction. 2. Embracing Surprise: The Importance of the Arts in Expressive Arts Work. 3. The Courage to Meet the Other: Personal Presence in the Helping Relationship. 4. The Adventure of the Unknown: Working in a Process-Oriented Way. 5. Conclusion. Appendices. Introduction. Appendix A. Decentering with Expressive Arts. Appendix B. Expressive Arts in Dream Work. References. Index.