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Expressive arts therapy is introduced in this exploration of the basic principles and foundations in using the arts in psychotherapy. A discussion of polyaesthetics, crystallization, intermodal theory, and the roles of expression and catharsis provide a theoretical foundation for understanding this creative approach to therapy. Asking the question What happens when a client's art-making is received by the therapist?, the special considerations in the practice of expressive arts therapy are summarized, including relationship as art, play, structure and framing, low-skill and high-sensitivity work, and the phenomenon of the surprising experience that comes when a therapist and client work in a creative space together. This is a fundamental resource for all who consider the use of the arts in therapy.

Paolo J. Knill is a provost at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. He initiated the International Network of Expressive Arts Therapy Training Centers and founded the ISIS European training institutes. Helen Neinhaus Barba is an expressive therapist. Margo N. Fuchs is the author of Season-ing Life, dean of the masters program in expressive arts therapy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland, a certified expressive therapist, and a licensed mental health counselor.