At the heart of any client- centred therapeutic approach is the client-therapist relationship (Wampold & Imel, 2015) . The intersubjective space between client and therapist offers a sense of relationally and attunement (Wampold & Imel, 2015) . Above the employment of a psychotherapeutic framework (such as CBT, humanistic, etc.) the therapeutic connection, rapport, and empathy developed between therapist and client are what ultimately determine whether or not therapy is successful (Wampold & Imel, 2015). As part of the introspective dialogue on the artwork, an empathic art therapist uses their own creativity to develop an intersubjective relationship with the client (Holmqvist et al., 2019). To prevent confirmation bias, the AT must be conscious of their own cognitive biases and beliefs. When preselecting modalities for a client, the AT must acknowledge the manner their cognitive biases influence their choice (Rolling, 2017). Similarly, bracketing ...
The inter-modal method integrates the body, mind, and emotions in order to heighten sensory and emotional engagement. Jones’ (2021) core processes and Rogers' creative connection provide weight to this view. The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) supports the multimodal character of this method, since the utilisation of diverse media enables the client's total integration (Lusebrink, 2016). The intermodal approach to AT is informed by both the core processes and ETC. Creative connection is a concept created by Rogers (1993) to explain the process by which one type of art inspires and nurtures the evolution of expressiveness in other kinds of art. In her expressive arts therapy technique, Rogers (1993) advocated a comprehensive approach via expressive arts involvement in order to dig into affective dimensions via the integrated arts approach. Rogers (1993) proposed that revelation via an interaction of many types of creative expression offers a holistic narrative of experien...