Psychotherapy with People in the Arts

This riveting collection of case histories illustrates the dark interplay of neurosis and creativity. Psychotherapy with People in the Arts: Nurturing Creativity explores the struggles of writers, painters, actors, and composers to reconcile their overwhelming need to create and the self-doubts, frustrations, and neuroses that block their potential. In addition to ten inspiring tales of healing and self-knowledge, Psychotherapy with People in the Arts provides a solid introduction to the primary issues related to emotional disorders and creativity and shows how family history, present relations, and genetics can combine to impede the flow of an artist's natural gifts. Visit the author's website at hhttp://www.livingcenter.net/

Trepper, Terry S; Schoenewolf, Gerald

- Preface - Acknowledgments - Chapter 1. The Cracked Mirror: Neurosis and Creativity - Chapter 2. Jessie and Joe: Color and the Emotions - Chapter 3. May: The Writer Who Couldn't be Serious - Chapter 4. Leo: The Actor Who Couldn't Cry - Chapter 5. Audrey: Black Writing and White Writing - Chapter 6. Jerome and Betty: The Musician and Painter Who Needed to Suffer - Chapter 7. Norbert: The Filmmaker Who Couldn't Finish - Chapter 8. Pricilla: The Writer Who Couldn't Hate Her Father - Chapter 9. Alex: The Painter Who Was Too Refined to Be Commercial - Chapter 10. Marvin: The Perverse Playwright - Appendix: Tests of Inhibited Creativity - References - Index