This book explores the disciplines of art therapy, music therapy, dramatherapy and dance therapy. It is the first book to offer a comprehensive mapping of the field of arts therapies, including common and unique features of practice. Based upon empirical research work that follows the principles of grounded theory, the text covers historical and current professional developments, definitions, important aspects of practice, and therapeutic trends across the four disciplines. The text incorporates both qualitative and quantitative results presented in tables, diagrams and clinical vignettes.