Group Analytic Art Therapy

McNeilly is a practicing art psychotherapist in the UK and an art therapy educator in Portugal. Drawing on some 20 years of experience conducting group art therapy, he discusses his theories about group processes and dynamics. Coverage includes an overview of group analytic theory, a brief history of group analytical art therapy, Foulkes' concept of the "group as a whole," the concept of "the individual in the group" and transference constellations. The second half of the text focuses on McNeilly's work with Portuguese colleagues over the past nine years, including research on resonance and intuition; complexity, simplicity, and subtlety; psychotic openings; additional work on the "individual and the group as a whole"; and theories on the "fullness of emptiness." For art therapists, group analysts and psychotherapists. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Gerry McNeilly is senior adult psychotherapist, group analyst and art psychotherapist. He currently works with the Psychotherapy Service, South Warwickshire Combined NHS Trust. He has been involved in training with Birmingham University and the Institute of Group Analysis in England, Russia and Greece. He is an art therapy educator and is developing group analytic art therapy training in Lisbon with the Portuguese Art Therapy Society.