Treatment Approaches for Body Image in Art Therapy

Eileen Misluk-Gervase, Taylor McClane, Heidi Moffatt , Michelle Itczak

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
21 August 2025

To enhance therapeutic treatment of body image, this book examines the multi-factors involved in body image as well as the neuroscience of body image, that is the role of the brain in body image development. Examining the social, cultural, psychological and environmental implications of body image, readers are guided through various problems, clinical populations, treatment settings, art therapy approaches, best practices, and clinical case examples.

Content is divided in to categories of: body image in medical settings, eating disorder treatment, and trauma - including chapters on amputations, sex trafficking, trauma, queer body image, peri and postpartum, cancer, and other medical conditions.

Contributions by: Michelle Itczak, Joan Alpers
Edited by: Eileen Misluk-Gervase, Taylor McClane, Heidi Moffatt
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 316mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 166mm
Weight: 423g
ISBN: 9781839978845
ISBN 10: 1839978848
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 21 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Eileen Misluk-Gervase is an art therapist, counselor, and certified eating disorder specialist who specializes in working with individuals with eating disorders and body image concerns. Taylor McLane is an art therapist and counselor who provides mental health services for veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs: Northern Indiana Healthcare System. Heidi N. Moffatt, MA, LMHC, ATR-BC, CEC, serves at the intersection of medical and mental health, helping clients improve quality of life and overall well-being.

Reviews for Treatment Approaches for Body Image in Art Therapy

An extremely important addition to our field. While covering new ground in the realm of eating disorders, it also explores how body image is impacted by human phenomena such as gender, various forms of trauma, and medical conditions. This is a fascinating book, and one that I expect to turn to often in both of my roles as art therapist and mental health counselor. -- Susan Clark LPCC-S, LPAT