Welcome to the Journal of Creative Arts Therapies (JoCAT), the home of the creative arts therapies research community. JoCAT is the open access peer-reviewed publication of ANZACATA in association with the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University.

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Welcome to our latest issue – volume 20, number 2, 2025.

Therapeutic Art Play: Art therapy practices in education to nurture autonomy, creativity, and connection / Georgia Freebody

September 2025

Tip-TAP-Toe-ing into playful awe / Georgia Freebody in conversation with Deborah Green

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September 2025

Whispers from the bush: A curio-cabinet for nature’s worries / Mishy Rowan

September 2025

Using digital art to explore my experience of sepsis: An arts-based autoethnographic inquiry / Susannah Morrison

September 2025

Digital art-making to befriend a recovering body / Susannah Morrison talks with Amanda Levey

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September 2025

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September 2025

Digital art-making to befriend a recovering body / Susannah Morrison talks with Amanda Levey

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September 2025

Best practice for the use of clay in therapy – a thoughtful and practical guide / Ying Wang talks to Theresa Van Lith

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July 2025

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Therapeutic Art Play: Art therapy practices in education to nurture autonomy, creativity, and connection / Georgia Freebody

September 2025

Using digital art to explore my experience of sepsis: An arts-based autoethnographic inquiry / Susannah Morrison

September 2025

A grounded theory exploration of sensory and kinaesthetic engagement with clay / Theresa Van Lith and Caitlin Beale

May 2025

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Building a stronger sense of self and others: Creative Connections in an early intervention setting / Natalie Kang Qian Yi and Chong Kai Wen

July 2025

Creating space for meaning: Exploring emotional integration through psychodynamic art therapy in forensic mental health / Abigail Reisner, Theresa Van Lith, Danielle Ashley and Lorrae Mynard

June 2025

Integrating art therapy to enhance a tsunami preparedness project in Lebak Selatan, Indonesia / Ardhana Riswarie

April 2025

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Alongside the full length papers that are the core of JoCAT’s contribution to CAT research, JoCAT publishes shorter papers including practice papers, case studies, essays and reflective pieces. Reflective papers and essays are now grouped together.

Seasons of self: A timely reflection / Anita Lever

July 2025

From there and then, to here and now: Reflections on art-making and identities through an art therapy graduate exhibition / Chee Xingyu Michelle, Koh Zong Qi, Natalie Tee Yen Sean, and Svetlana (Lana) Fedotova

June 2025

Day in, day out: A contemplation of daily practice / Bettina Evans, Deborah Green, Kathrin Marks, Hilary Tapper

September 2023

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Whispers from the bush: A curio-cabinet for nature’s worries / Mishy Rowan

September 2025

Rumbeando / Andrea Marina (Ange) Garabelli

April 2025

Susannah: A story about Susannah’s pattern of emotional experiencing / Susannah Morrison

October 2023

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Exhibition review – Internal Landscapes, Dax Centre / Reviewed by Georgia Ruby Polichroniadis

July 2025

Book review – Psychedelics and Art Therapy: A Trauma-Informed Manual for Somatic Self-Discovery, by Charmaine Husum / Reviewed by Amanda Levey

June 2025

Book review – Art Therapy as Cumulative Trauma Repair, by Jennifer Albright Knash / Reviewed by Georgia Ruby Polichroniadis

April 2025

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ClayDance: A collaborative exploration of combining clay work with dance and movement / Elske Reyneke-Barnard and Ruth Foulkes, with Ruth Clarke and Hilda Mali

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June 2025

Rumbeando / Andrea Marina (Ange) Garabelli

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April 2025

e:merge re:form / Amelia Yiakmis and Amanda Levey

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March 2025

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Also by Susannah Morrison

Building a stronger sense of self and others: Creative Connections in an early intervention setting / Natalie Kang Qian Yi and Chong Kai Wen

July 2025

Co-creating healing spaces with children: Community-based creative arts therapy in South India / Pallavi Chander, Evan Hastings, Geet (Sangeeta Goel), Shravanthi Ventakesh and Nidhi Khurana

December 2023

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