Art Therapy: The Journal of the American Art Therapy Association
The Arts in Psychotherapy Journal
The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology
General Art Therapy
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Art-Based Research
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Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Counseling
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Meditation
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Contemporary and Historical Transpersonal Perspectives
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Spiritual Traditions
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