Prof. Dr. Petra Saltuari
Professorship of Art Therapy
Institute of Art Therapy, Department of Artistic Therapies and Therapy Sciences
Telephone: 02222 93211810
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Since September 2024
Professorship of Art Therapy at Alanus University
2018-2024
Research associate at the Institute of Art Education at Goethe University Frankfurt, with a focus on art-therapeutic aspects in art education and degree program coordination.
Since 2015
Private practice for art therapy, body therapy (depth psychology-oriented body therapy method Functional Relaxation according to Marianne Fuchs), and couples therapy
2007-2015
Art therapist at Frankfurt Höchst Hospital (Women’s Clinic and Oncology)
2011
Completed training in body therapy Functional Relaxation according to Marianne Fuchs (part-time further training since 2005)
2010
Dissertation “Art Therapy During Pregnancy: A Qualitative-Empirical Study of Art-Therapeutic Interventions for High-Risk Pregnant Women”
2005
Licensed practitioner for psychotherapy
2005
Completed further training in client-centered art therapy (part-time further training since 2000)
2000-2006
Occupational and art therapy work in a day center for adults with mental illness in a social therapy counseling center
Since 2000
Various teaching assignments at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and at schools for occupational therapy
1994-2000
Study of art education, psychology, and German studies at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, graduating with a Magister Artium
1993-1994
Camphill Sheiling Community, South England
1993
Abitur
Publications
2025
Saltuari, Petra: Self-perception and self-attention in the educational context. In: BDK-Mitteilungen, 2/2025, pp. 29-34.
2025
Saltuari, Petra: Art Therapy During Pregnancy. Qualitative-empirical study of art-therapeutic interventions for high-risk pregnant women at Frankfurt Höchst Hospital (2nd ed.). Shaker-Verlag.
2025
Saltuari, Petra: “Self-perception and self-attention through art- and body-therapeutic approaches as stress prevention for teachers”. German Congress for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy 2025, 12-14 March 2025, Berlin, Germany.
2024
Saltuari, Petra: Review of: Blank, Martina; Nimführ, Sarah (eds.): WRITING TOGETHER. Collaborative writing with people from the field. Bielefeld (transcript) 2023. In: BDK-Mitteilungen (shortly before publication).
2023
Saltuari, Petra: “Collage and Overpainting. Reusing, connecting, integrating, developing further.” Grundschule Kunst 93. Section Child in Focus. Friedrich Verlag, pp. 30-31
2023
Saltuari, Petra: “Self-perception and self-care in the school context of (art) education.” In: BDK-Mitteilungen, pp. 34-39
2022
Saltuari, Petra: “Experimental Techniques. Relaxation and self-regulation through visual design. In: Grundschule Kunst 88. Friedrich Verlag, pp. 6-7
June 2022
Saltuari, Petra: “Experiencing nature through nature art. Class excursions into nature as an artistic experience” in the journal Grundschule Kunst 87. Friedrich Verlag, pp. 35-36
May 2022
Saltuari, Petra: First symposium on “Self-perception and self-care in the school context” with art therapy and Functional Relaxation according to Marianne Fuchs. In BDK Mitteilungen Autumn 2021 Saltuari, Petra: “Always nicely in the flow” in the journal TBS Spezial “IMAGES. The Art of Creating and Seeing”, pp. 16-19
January 2020
Review of the book “Vom Schatten aus…” edited by Petra Kathke in the professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BDK professional association for art education
November 2019
Saltuari, Petra: “From pressure to the joy of discovery and development – self-perception and self-care in educational and therapeutic work fields.” In: Funktionelle Entspannung – Beiträge zu Theorie und Praxis. pp. 46-51. (ISSN 1617 – 9374)
November 2017
Saltuari, Petra: “Tidying up with FE. An experience report.” In: Funktionelle Entspannung – Beiträge zu Theorie und Praxis. pp. 58-63. (ISSN 1617-9374)
January 2017
Saltuari, Petra: “Open Studio” with children in an emergency refugee shelter. Professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BKD professional association for January 2017 Saltuari, Petra: “Open Studio” with children in an emergency refugee shelter. Professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BKD professional association for art education, issue 1/ 2017, pp. 12-15
May 2016
Saltuari, Petra: “Functional Relaxation and art therapy with high-risk pregnant women”. In: Harms, Thomas (ed.): “Body Psychotherapy with Infants and Parents”. Psychosozial-Verlag
December 2015
Saltuari, Petra: “Art Therapy During Pregnancy”. Shaker Verlag
2015
Grube, M. and Saltuari, Petra: “Using painting and creative work to banish fear – art therapy for emotional processing in high-risk pregnant women”. In: Rohde, Anke (ed.): Women’s Suffering and Women’s Empowerment. Psychiatrie-Verlag 2015
2010
Online publication of the dissertation: Saltuari, Petra: Art Therapy During Pregnancy – Qualitative study of art-therapeutic interventions for high-risk pregnant women at Frankfurt Höchst Hospital
2009
Review of the book “Resonance and Resilience. On the salutary and harmful forces of human vibrational capacity”. Published by the University of Fine Arts Dresden, Doris Titze
2008
Review of the book “Art Therapy. Sociology of Art Therapy” by Peter W. Rech in the professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BDK professional association for art education, issue 3/ 08, p.46
2008
Review of the book “Psychoanalytic Art Therapy” by Peter W. Rech in the professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BDK professional association for art education, issue 2/ 08, p. 44
2008
Review of the book “Psychoanalytic Art Therapy” by Peter W. Rech in the professional journal BDK Mitteilungen of the BDK professional association for art education, issue 2/ 08, p. 44
2006
Saltuari, Petra: “Today I need a whole lot of red. A painting group with women after breast cancer”, In: BDK-Info 2/06, pp. 22-24 Autumn 2005
Saltuari, Petra / Pilz, Sonja: “Client-centered art therapy in the women’s clinic of the municipal hospitals in Höchst” published in BDK-Info 2 / 2005, pp. 21-23
11 May 2005
Möbus, Volker/ Pilz, Sonja/ Saltuari, Petra/ Kreh, Marita: Poster: Art therapy in the care of high-risk pregnant women, at the 3rd Congress for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Frankfurt am Main
2004
Brinks, Otto/ Quasebarth, Alexander/ Saltuari, Petra: “How Openness Strengthens Love. Dialogue and Family Constellations”, Freiburg (Herder- Spektrum) 2004 (2nd ed. 2007)
