My Publications

My Publications

A Partial List


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  • Ariel, S. 2019. Integrative Play Therapy with Individuals, Families and Groups. UK: .Routledge.
  • Ariel, S. 2018. Multidimensional Therapy with Families, Children and Adults: The Diamond Model. UK: Routledge.  

  • Ariel, S., Keith, D., Martinez-Ortiz, D., Prosky, P., Shi, L., Tiurean, A., Whiteside, R. (2014). The birth of family therapists: The Kosova systemic family therapy training program. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 25 (3), 225-245.

  • Ariel, Shlomo. 2008. ARIEL. Integrative, Multi-Systemic, Culturally Competent Psychotherapy. An unpublished textbook.

  • Ariel , Shlomo , 2005. Family Play Therapy. An invited chapter in Schaefer, Charles, Judy McCormick and Akiko Ohnogi, Eds. The International Handbook of Play Therapy. New York: Jason Aronson.

  • Ariel, S. , 2002. Children’s Imaginative Play – A Visit to Wonderland. Westport, Ct: Greenwood Publishing Group (with an introduction by Brian Sutton-Smith).

  • Ariel, Shlomo , 1999. Culturally Competent Family
    Therapy. Westport, Ct: Greenwood/Praeger.

  • Ariel, Shlomo. 1997. Strategic Family Play Therapy. A Chapter in Play Therapy, Theory and Practice: A Comparative Casebook. New York , Wiley. [Invited by the editors].

  • Ariel,Shlomo.1996. Re-storying Family Therapy.[An overview of my work in family therapy, [invited by the editor]. Contemporary Family Therapy . Special Issue: Family Therapy in Israel.
  • Ariel,Shlomo. 1994. Strategic Family Play Therapy. (2nd edition) Chichester:Wiley.
    (a Spanish edition of this book was published by Limusa, Mexico, in 2002).

  • Ariel, Shlomo.1992 .Semiotic Analysis of Children’s Play: A Method for Investigating Social Development. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Invitational Issue: Talk in the Study of Socialization and Development. Catherine Garvey, Guest Editor. January 1992, Vol.38, no.1.[Invited by the editor for the issue].

  • Ariel, Shlomo. 1987. An Information-Processing Theory of Family Dysfunction. Psychotherapy. Special Issue on Family Therapy, vol.24, no.3S [invited by the editor for the special issue].

  • Ariel, Shlomo, Carel,Cyntia and Tyano, Shmuel.1985.Make-Believe Play Techniques in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

  • Ariel, Shlomo ,Carel, Cyntia. And Tyano, Shmuel. 1984a, A Formal Explication of the Concept ”Family Homeostasis”. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

  • Ariel,Shlomo.1984b, Locutions and Illocutions in Make-believe play. Journal of Pragmatics.

  • Ariel, Shlomo. 1984c. Why Family Therapy Should Be Both Homeostatic and Coherent: A Kuhnian Reply to Dell. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 

  • Ariel, Shlomo .1979. Psychopathology and Culture. Unpublished Manuscript. Department of Psychology, Yale University.

  • Ariel, Shlomo; Sever, Irene and Kam, Matia. 1978. Play in the Desert and Play in the Town: On Play Activities of Bedouin Arab Children. In Play and Culture, Helen B, Schwartzman, ed. N.Y. Leisure Press.

Non-Academic Publications :
(Hebrew or English)


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  • Ariel, S. 2019. Shoosh, the Story of a Little Sea-Horse. (written and illustrated by Ariel).

  • Ariel, S. 2015. Shrinking Heads in Chicago . A thriller Published by Amazon Kindle books.
  • Ariel, S. 2014. Premeditated: Five Murder Stories. [Hebrew text].
  •   1997. An adaptation of Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling. Performed by Orna Porat’s Children’s Theater, Director: Ruth Kanner.
  • 1985. Hayot (animals). A review play (songs and short vignettes) for children. Directed by Ruth Kanner.

  •  Ariel,S. 1985.Keepy in the Nursery School. Stories for Young Children. Tel Aviv :Institute of Educational Technology.

  • Ariel,S. 1984. Miloni LaTorah.A Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew. Tel Aviv:Institute of Educational Technology.

  • Ariel,S. 1983. Miloni. A Hebrew Dictionary for first graders.Tel Aviv: Institute of Educational Technology.

  • Ariel,S. 1976 .Play songs for preschoolers. Tel Aviv:Massadah.
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