How Do I Select the Right "Do-It-Yourself" Book by
 Dr. Lucia Capacchione?

You may have heard Dr. Lucia on the radio, as she has done many radio shows all over the USA and Canada to help people cope with the emotions due to Sept 11th.

I would like to personally introduce you to my great friend, mentor, and Pioneer Art Therapist, Lucia Capacchione (pronounced kapa kee own e), Ph.D., Art Therapist Registered (A.R.T.), Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (R.E.A.T.)

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She is a  registered art therapist, professional artist, with combined sales of over 450,000 -  a best selling author of 12 self help books, with her newest book, Living With Feeling; The Art of Emotional Expression released in May 2001, psychologist, popular international workshop leader, and corporate talent development consultant who has worked for Hallmark, Mattel, and the Walt Disney Company. Dr. Lucia is a remarkable person, she has been a pioneer in her field for over 25 years, and her work GETS RESULTS! That's why I'm featuring her Self Help books and tapes.

Living With Feeling - The Art of Emotional Expression was released May 25th, 2001 and is not listed in this chart. This book is the next  textbook in the Expressive Arts Therapy field and is a sequel to Recovery of Your Inner Child. Her classic books, The Creative Journal - The Art of Finding Yourself, The Power of Your Other Hand - A course in channeling the inner wisdom of the right brain, and Recovery of Your Inner Child - A Complete Course in Re-Parenting the Self have been  used as Textbooks in Art Therapy Schools for many years.

If famous people have bought her books, and they have done the "Do-It-Yourself" exercises, in her books and workshops, then endorsed her work... Do you think her work may help you too? Testimonials that leaders in the field have given Dr. Capacchione include:

"Putting Your Talent To Work will help you accept, celebrate, express and use your true talents. As happy and fulfilled as I am, I gained many new and valuable insights by doing the exercises in the book. I highly recommend this book to all who want greater joy, fulfillment and monetary rewards from their work."

-Jack Canfield
Co-Author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

and

"Lucia Capacchione's workshop was a powerful tool on my healing journey. She shares her insights and gives you the opportunity to heal your relationship with your inner child. Go for It!"

-Louise L. Hay
Author, You Can Heal Your Life

Note: An X in this chart means this book matches the category. Clicking on the colored title at the top of the chart will take you to that book's descriptive page.

CATEGORY Creative Journal C. J. Child C. J. Parent C. J. Teen Lighten Up Picture of Health Power of Other Putting Talent Recover Inner... Vision Well being
Healing & Wellness _ _ X _ X X _ _ X _ X
Parents, Children & Teens _ X X X _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Personal Growth
 X _ X _ _ X X _ X X _
Professional Development X X X X X X X X X X X
Talent & Career Development X _ X _ _ _ _ X _ X _

Categories Defined:


(Click on the blue text link (bookmark) for the recommended books and documentation)

Healing & Wellness
People dealing with chronic illness, eating disorders, grief, life-threatening illness, pain, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Sexual Abuse, substance abuse. People wishing to improve their sense of well-being. Pregnant women and couples.

Parents, Children & Teens
Parenting problems, Teachers, parents, counselors, teenagers, home school parents, pregnant women and couples.

Personal Growth
Those interested in therapy, art therapy, writing therapy, creativity, inner child work, symbolism, voice dialogue and gestalt work.

Professional Development
Therapists, counselors, physicians, nurses, health care practitioners, body workers. Childbirth educators, midwives, obstetricians, ob/gyn nurses, trainers of health care practitioners. Career counselors, school counselors. Spiritual counselors and directors of spiritual programs and retreats. Family life instructors.

Talent & Career Development
Those searching for a career or career change. Those wishing to develop talent, creativity, inner guidance for life planning.

Testimonials

(Click on the blue link to go to that book's descriptive page where you can purchase the book, remember we carry Art Supplies for doing Dr Lucia's exercises)

Tools for life and career planning, talent development and overcoming creative blocks.

Documented in:

Treatment for creative blocks with professionals in the arts/entertainment industries and school programs for learning disabled or educationally challenged. Documented in:

Treatment for recovery from addictive behavior, substance abuse, co-dependence, eating disorders and obsessive/compulsive behavior.
Philosophy, methods and case studies documented in her books:

Treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome, multiple personality disorder and other psychopathology related to childhood sexual, physical or emotional abuse.
Methods and case studies documented in her books:

Treatment for family conflict and challenges of parenting.
Documented in:

"Lucia Capacchione's Creative Journal for Children provides a safe environment for children to find the buried treasure within"
Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D.,

Author, Love is Letting Go of Fear

Treatment for emotional stress related to chronic physical pain, life-threatening illness, recovery from injury or other acute illness, overwork, toxic exposure. Treatment for stress related to caring for the ill (as professional or family member), grief over death of loved one, trauma from natural catastrophes. Treatment for emotional stress related to pregnancy and early parenting.
Programs and case studies documented in:

Treatment for recovery from addictive behavior, substance abuse, co-dependence, eating disorders and obsessive/compulsive behavior.
Philosophy, methods and case studies documented in her books:

Testimonials
"Healing is making ourselves whole. Healing our inner child is a major part of our recovery. Lucia Capacchione is a master at gently guiding you through this process. Love yourself enough to recover from the past."
-Louise L. Hay
author, You Can Heal Your Life
"If I were king, I'd put Lucia in charge of all the children."
-R. Buckminister Fuller
Author and architect

 

"Capacchione's work is great! I recommend her books to people I work with who have a variety of problems. I think both drawing and writing encourage a fundamental need that we have for self-expression. There may be an added benefit to writing in that it translates experiences into language--which helps the person to resolve a trauma more quickly."
Prof. James W. Pennebaker  
Department of Psychology
Southern Methodist University
"A practical, playful, insightful and delightful way to get in touch with the Inner Self. It is remarkable that ones own intuitive wisdom and creativity can be tapped so easily, in a process that is readily available to us."
-Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

"The process of healing is the product, and her work guides us in the process, presenting us with tools for change."
-Dr. Bernie Siegel
Author of Love, Medicine & Miracles
"Putting Your Talent To Work will help you accept, celebrate, express and use your true talents. As happy and fulfilled as I am, I gained many new and valuable insights by doing the exercises in the book. I highly recommend this book to all who want greater joy, fulfillment and monetary rewards from their work."
-Jack Canfield
Coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series
"I can pay her no higher compliment than to say that she succeeds in what she sets out to do. She not only helps bring out the best - but she helps to discover that there is a best that is worth bringing out."
-Norman Cousins
UCLA School of Medicine
Author, Anatomy of An Illness

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About Lucia Capacchione, Ph.D, A.R.T., R.E.A.T.

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