For the Think Joy Drama Therapy Blog click HERE for articles written by Venus Lukic, MA, RP, P-RDT, about the use of Drama & Poetry Therapy in clinical practice.
This page is currently a work in progress but I wanted to share the info as I continue to work on it. I will remove this note when thats done. Thanks!
Reading and Research on Drama Therapy
Web-based articles and content on Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy: How Storytelling Can Promote Healing (2025)
By Courtney Ackerman, Mental Health Policy Researcher
What is Drama Therapy? (2024) By Katherine Rudin, LCSW
Drama Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How It Works; GoodTherapy.org
The Strategy of the Detour: Drama Therapy with Nicolas Bézier in ART
Links for podcasts/youtube content on Drama Therapy
Drama Therapy Collective: Link to Youtube Channel
NYU Steinhardt Theatre and Health Lab: Link to Youtube Channel
Doctor Drama (Anupriya M. Banerjee): Link to Youtube Channel
The Dramatherapy Centre Sydney: Link to Youtube Channel
How Documentary ‘Procession’ Used Drama Therapy to Help Survivors of Sexual Abuse Heal (Posted by Variety): Link to Youtube video
TEDx Talks
How drama therapy can help express emotion, Anna Beck
Finding Drama Therapy and Bringing it Home, Fatma Al-Qadfan
Changing lives with drama therapy, Maitri Golpalakrishna
Drama Therapy, Funmi Cole
The power of Drama Therapy, Zeina Daccache
Academic/research articles about Drama Therapy
General Findings Articles
The Theory and Technique of Transformations in Drama Therapy (1991):
David Read Johnson, PHD, RDT in The Arts in Psychotherapy Journal
The Role of Aesthetic Distance (2025): link to article
Youth and Adolescents
Effects of Drama Therapy on child resilience in a 2021 natural disaster context (2025): link to article
Research Databases
Drama Therapy Literature Database
Article: Research trends in drama therapy:a bibliometric analysis based on Scopus, (2023); Frontiers in Psychology found in PubMed Central
Associations and organizations for Drama Therapy
North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA)
British Association of Drama Therapists (BADth)
World Alliance of Dramatherapy
South African National Arts Therapies Association (SANATA)
The European Federation of Dramatherapy (EFD)
Swiss Professional Association DramaTherapy (ASP/SPA/SBV-DT)
Institut für Theatertherapie, (ITT)
Journals which showcase Drama Therapy
Dramatherapy (DJ)- International publication: Open Access Link Associated to BADth
The Drama Therapy Review: link
Will be open access in 2026; Associated to NADTA
The Arts in Psychotherapy – Link to Journal (some open access content)
Beyond Words; Associated to SANATA; Link to online magazine
Reading and Research on Poetry Therapy
Web-based articles and content on Poetry Therapy
The Power of Poetry Therapy: Poetry Therapy is a powerful tool to augment psychotherapy (2021); by Diana Raab, Psychology Today Online
The Therapeutic Power of Poetry (2023); by Rachel Kelly, Medium
Poetry Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How it Works; GoodTherapy
What is Poetry Therapy? (2020); Medical News Today
Poetry Therapy: Using Words to Heal; The New Social Worker
Academic/ research articles about Poetry Therapy
Evaluation on the Effects of Music and Poetry in Oncologic Pain Relief: A Randomized Clinical Trail (2016); Journal of Palliative Medicine
Cathartic Poetry: Healing Through Narrative (2018), The Permanente Journal
Poetry therapy, men and masculinities (2016); PubMed Central/ The Arts in Psychotherapy
Prescribing poetry: a multi-level intervention against loneliness (2025); Journal of Poetry Therapy
Associations and organizations for Poetry Therapy
International Academy for Poetry Therapy: iaPoetry
National Association for Poetry Therapy: NAPT
International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy: IFBPT
Irish Poetry Therapy Network: IPTN
The Creative Righting Center: Link to website
Therapeutic Writing Institute: Link to website
The Institute for Poetic Medicine: Link to website
Journals which showcase Poetry Therapy
Journal of Poetry Therapy: Link to information
Associated to NAPT
Further Resources for Poetry Therapy, Journal Therapy, Therapeutic Writing and Storytelling
NAPT resource page: Link to page
Infographics
The Difference between a Drama Therapy Session and a Drama Class/ The Theatre by Venus Lukic
Other Infographics links
Art Therapies UK – LinkedIn Infographic posting
Artastherapy.ca – Art Therapy vs and Art Class
Community Resources
Toronto/GTA
CAMH Mental Health Toolkit: website link
Kids Help Phone: Good2Talk website link
Toronto Mental Health Resources – links page
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre- link to page
Taibu Community Health Centre: Black Identifying communities resource
2SLGBTQ+ affirming
The 519 at 519 Church Street, Toronto, Community Centre
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations website link
Greater Ontario and Canada
211 Central: Community and Government Services & the Toronto Community Crisis Service (call 211 or 911 in emergency)
Friendship Centres: Serving the needs of Urban Indigenous people
HF Care: Asian Mental Health and Well-Being resource site
South Asian Canadian Health & Social Services website: SACHSS.ca
Shkaabe Makwa: Indigenous-led hospital-based Centre at CAMH
Hope for Wellness Help Line 24/7 1-855-242-3310 website
Phone support in French, English, by request in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut
Black Mental Health Canada website
Montreal Indigenous Community Network: Mental Health Support for front-line workers from Indigenous and Indigenous serving organizations
Wellspring.ca Cancer support groups and resources
2SLGBTQ+ affirming
Rainbow Health Ontario: Training for Healthcare providers, provider directories, further resources, 2SLGBTQ+-led Organization
CAEO Quebec resources page for sexuality & gender (organizations etc)
Reseau Montreal Network/ Montreal Indigenous Community Network Resource page
CHROMA (New Brunswick)
PEERS Alliance (P.E.I) programs and services website link
Pride guide Community Resources in Newfoundland and Labrador
2SLGBTQ+ Community guide to local organizations (Saint Mary’s U)
Rainbow Resource Centre (Manitoba)
Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. Resource Page
Centre For Sexuality Resource Page (Alberta)
S*x Life Sask LGBTQ2S+ resources page (Saskatchewan)
Trans Care BC, Provincial Health Services Authority
2SLGBTQQIA+ Resource List (British Columbia)
Home Sharing Support Society BC 2SLGBTQIA+ resources page
This is not an exhaustive list. The resources are out there!
Feel free to send me an email if you would like me to add a resource to this list. Ex. Resources I will accept are resource lists for cultural communities, open-sourced (free to read) links to articles about Drama Therapy or Poetry Therapy or any relevant podcast or youtube links.
I do not plan to add any personal private practice websites to this page at this time, however, if you feel that we serve the same clientele, please send me a brief email so that we can connect and I can add you to my personal referral list for clients who may be looking for therapists like you.
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