Expressive Therapies for Sexual Issues

Sana Loue, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.S.A. is a professor at Case Western Reserve University. She holds a primary appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Medicine and secondary appointments in the Departments of Bioethics, Global Health, and Psychiatry, as well as in the Mandel School of Applied Social Services, the university’s school of social worker. Her empirical research focuses on HIV risk and prevention in minority communities, family violence, and mental illness, while her more theoretical research includes forensic epidemiology and research ethics. As a licensed social worker, she offers counseling services through a local AIDS organization to minority young adults with issues ranging from partner violence, childhood sexual abuse and trauma, gender and sexual orientation questioning, self-injurious behaviors, and severe mental illness.

• Embodying Identity: Using Movement-Based Techniques to Explore Body.-Engendering Self through Monologue and Performance: Helping Your Clients Explore Identity and Sexuality.-The Use of Poetry Therapy for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse Trauma.-Masks, Wounds, and Bridges: Expressive Arts Therapy with Sexual Abusers.-Exploring Gender Identity with Photography: A Multi-Level Treatment Approach.-Understanding Clients with Alternative Expressions of Sexuality Using Music.-Hearing Myself: Songs and Improvisation with Inner-City Adolescents Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse.-Sandplay Therapy: A Way of Rediscovering Inner Wisdom in the Body and Psyche.-Sandplay as Alchemical Vessel: Healing Sexual Trauma and Drug Addiction.