Hachette India

Art Therapy for Racial Trauma, Microaggressions and Inequality

Alan Green

Beth Gonzalez-Dolginko

Alan Green

Confronting systemic injustices and paving the way towards a more inclusive, culturally responsive, and effective practice, Chioma Anah examines how art therapy can be used as a tool in addressing racial trauma.

Delving into theories of racism and its evolution, the taxonomy of microaggressions, advocacy and intersectionality, this resource exposes the powerful structures that perpetuate daily microaggressions experienced by African Americans and how therapeutic relationship can repeat these. It shares poignant client narratives and artwork as well as insight from diverse art therapists, all men and women of color.

With invaluable recommendations for future research, implications for counseling and counseling education, this book is essential reading for therapists, counselors, and educators.

Alan Green

Chioma Anah, Ed.D is a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She primarily focuses on racial microaggressions, psychology of anti-Black racism, African American mental health disparities, and the intersection of art and social justice. Dr. Anah is the founding member and first president (2018-2019) of Maryland Counselors for Social Justice (MCSJ).

Beth Gonzalez-Dolginko

Briana MacWilliam is a Professor of Personality Development and Thesis Research and Advisement, as well as the Director of Continuing Education for Pratt Institute's Creative Arts Therapies Department. She is also the editor of Complicated Grief, Attachment, and Art Therapy.

Brian T. Harris is a music psychotherapist and the founding director of the company Creative Arts Psychotherapy. He has worked for over 20 years with a diverse range of clients including LGBTQ clients, trauma, psychiatric, Autism and Alzheimer's.

Dana George Trottier is a registered drama therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association and a licensed creative arts therapist and clinical supervisor. In addition to this, he is also an arts based researcher utilising art modalities to explore the human experience.

Kristin Long is a drama therapist and a psychoanalyst, and has a private practice in New York City working with children, adolescents, families and adults. She has presented nationally and internationally on the importance of attunement within relational dyads.