Asian Art Therapists

Megu Kitazawa, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a NY State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist currently living in Berlin, Germany, and conducting individual art therapy consultations and workshops for the Japanese and English-speaking expats.

• Introduction: Unsettling Matter of Race and Ethnicity; Chapter 1: History Matters: Stories About Identity, Culture and Art Therapy; Chapter 2: The Portrait of a Color-Blind Art Therapist: A Japanese Art Therapist Working with Minority Clients in NYC: Chapter 3: Returning to the Sacred Circle, Immigrant and Indigenous Allies: A Heuristic Perspective; Chapter 4: My Optional Practical Training Experience: My Perspective as a Japanese Art Therapy Student; Chapter 5: An Art Therapist’s Perspective on Cultural Humility in Diverse Setting: A Personal Journey from India to the United States of America; Chapter 6: Between Melting Pots: A Filipino American Art Therapist and the Bean Project; Chapter 7: Unrealistic Expectations and Harsh Realities: Navigating Career Development as an Asian Art Therapist; Chapter 8: Find Lost Name; Self-Reflection on the Journey of Being an Art Therapist; Chapter 9: Interweaving Art, Therapy, and Cultural Diversity; Chapter 10: Intracultural Practice for Asian Art Therapists:"Are You One of Us, or Are You One of Them?"; Chapter 11: Possible Use of Art-Based Supervision in Japan; Conclusion: A Need for Cognitive Diversity in Multicultural Training; Index

"Art therapist Megu Kitazawa has written a book rich with information and insight which will be wonderful in the training and development of both future art therapists, as well as expanding the mostly Eurocentric literature available for current professionals in the field. Asian Art Therapists: Navigating Art, Diversity and Culture is timely and sorely needed as we all learn to work effectively together in our interdependent world. This book is a true gift to our profession and a must-read for all."Stephanie Wise, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, director, Art Therapy Program, Marywood University"Asian Art Therapists is a much-needed book for professionals and multicultural studies. Megu Kitazawa asks important questions about the training and profession of art therapy. Through her thoughtful, self-reflective chapter to a selection of narratives from Asian art therapists this is required reading for all."Val Sereno, ATR-BC, LCAT, coordinator of Special Programs and Projects at School of Visual Arts"The first book of its kind, Asian Art Therapists: Navigating Art, Diversity and Culture is a must-read for all therapists and students. Powerful, moving, and illuminating: the voices of the authors inspire meaningful reflection and call to action." Raquel Chapin Stephenson, PhD, ATR-BC, LCAT, associate professor, Art Therapy Program Coordinator, Expressive Therapies Division, Lesley University"Asian Art Therapists invites the reader to join the tremendous and touching journey of self discovery the therapists portrayed here have made, articulating for themselves and their surroundings their racial, ethnic, familial, personal and professional identities. Varied and multi voiced, these narratives tell a tale of loss and gain, of growing clarity and ease that come from learning who you are. Simultaneously, it is an important step in portraying the need and making space for further growth, diversity and inclusiveness in the field of psychotherapy."Tamar Talmi, MA, Psychologist in private practice in Berlin, Germany"This book is such a gift. So grateful for each of these art therapist’s and client’s voices as they provide opportunities to reflect on the nuances of cross-cultural work, and how identity impacts our approach to therapy and education." Shannon Bradley, ATR-BC, LCAT, Psychotherapist, Pratt Instructor and Low Residency Co-coordinator"Asian Art Therapists is an important book that all therapists should read. It raises though provoking questions that make therapists from all cultures consider how they may be behaving insensitively to colleagues and clients alike." Annmarie Grossman, MA, LPC, PACT Program Director in NJ