Cornelia Elbrecht is the founder and director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy, a leader in ground breaking art therapy techniques with a particular focus on healing trauma. An art therapist with over 40 years experience she is a renowned author, educator and the founder and director of the Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy.

Cornelia studied Expressive Arts Therapies at the School for Initiatic Therapy in the Black Forest, Germany and holds degrees in fine arts and arts education along with extensive postgraduate training in Jungian and Gestalt Therapy, Bioenergetics and at the Somatic Experiencing Training Institute (SETI).

Best known for her cutting edge work with Guided Drawing® and Clay Field Therapy®, she holds regular workshops around the world and at Claerwen Retreat in Apollo Bay, Australia - an internationally respected arts therapy education facility. Author of numerous books, she runs accredited online courses for art therapists, educators and mental health professionals looking to understand a body focused art therapy approach to trauma therapy.

Visit her website: www.sensorimotorarttherapy.com

Chapter 4: Haptic perception in art therapy

Cornelia Elbrecht

Chapter 6: Embodied methods in art therapy

Laury Rappaport, Cornelia Elbrecht, and Johanne Hamel

Visit her website: www.sensorimotorarttherapy.com