"Dr. Samuel Gladding, a legend in the counseling profession, has created a masterful sixth edition of The Creative Arts in Counseling . This ongoing work is an invaluable gift to the creative counseling arena and offers a comprehensive resource for counselor educators, students, and counseling professionals alike. It is truly a scholarly gem full of activities that will be a rich contribution to the field for years to come." -- John McCarthy , PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "In the latest edition, Dr. Gladding? inspires practitioners with an updated and expansive array of creative and therapeutic interventions. He has long championed the healing power of creative expression, and the sheer abundance contained in this volume directly reflects Gladding's personal and professional generosity." -- Melanie Drake Wallace , PhD, Jacksonville State University "In this seminal text, Dr.

Gladding provides the latest scholarship combined with practical exercises and an amazing number of resources. This engaging book has widespread interdisciplinary appeal to those involved in the study, practice, and teaching of creative arts therapies. It is the kind of book that you will return to over and over again and is a perfect complement to the art and science of counseling practice." -- Nicholas F. Mazza , PhD, Editor, Journal of Poetry Therapy ; Author, Poetry Therapy: Theory and Practice , 2nd Edition.