POETRY THAT HEALS: A Creative Approach To Growth and Transformation by Charles H. Webb, PhD Los Angeles: Red Wind Books, 1991. First edition, first printing, trade paperback original. Contains publisher's 'first edition' statement. Warmly inscribed with encouragement to a writer, dated 1994, and SIGNED by the author to the half-title page. The author draws from his wealth of experience and expertise in creativity as a professional musician, a published novelist and poet, an associate professor who teaches writing, and in psychology from his years in practice as a psychotherapist. This very learned work links poetry and therapy in an overt way using his forty-two poems selected for forty-two differing problems, to facilitate self discovery and healing. Each poem is followed by a discussion and then by an instructive activity. Webb describes this book as a no-nonsense approach to self-help, and a helpful guide for other therapists. He considers his approach challenging, confrontive, creative, fun, and highly effective. Some of the forty-two problems included are grief, overachieving, truth-telling, guilt, depression, denial, sexual awakening, revenge, and so much more. A significant, timeless, and highly acclaimed study. Very tight! Perimeters of cover rubbed, tiny soil stain to the outer page fore-edges, else very good plus to near fine in glossy plum stiff-card wraps with titles in yellow to the front cover and to the spine. A presentable SIGNED first edition. Octavo; 116 pages; introduction; explanatory usage guide. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!