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Intermedial therapy (expressive arts)Dance and movement therapy
EMR
- Price
- CHF 72–150
Intermedial therapy (expressive arts)
Intermedial therapy combines several forms of artistic expression in one session: painting and making, music, movement, writing and play. You deliberately switch between media, for example from a movement to a picture and on to a short text. You do not need any artistic experience.
- therapists
- 2
- session length
- 50–60 min
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Origin and approach
Intermedial therapy is rooted in expressive arts therapy, shaped from the 1970s by Paolo Knill, among others, in the United States and Europe. The idea is that each art form opens a different route to inner experience, and switching between them can open up new perspectives and options for action. Research on its effects is limited.
What a session is like
Length: 50–60 min- You start by talking about your concern and how you are feeling at the moment.
- In the creative phase you work with different media and switch between them.
- Together with the therapist, you look at what has emerged and what it might mean for your daily life.
Intermedial therapy (expressive arts): what is it used for?
- Intermedial therapy is used alongside other care for low mood.
- People come during life crises and grief.
- Many use it when stressed or when they want to find a new direction.
- It is often chosen when feelings are hard to put into words.
How well is the effect supported?
Complaints for which this method is commonly used, sorted by the state of research. The rating shows how well the effect is supported, not whether it will help you.
What do the dots mean?How to read the rating
- Established
- recommended in guidelines, well studied
- Some evidence
- effect shown in studies, with limitations
- Limited evidence
- few or weak studies
- Traditional use
- used, but hardly studied
The rating covers the research, not the therapist.
- Limited evidence
Low mood and depression
- Traditional use
Life crises and grief
- Traditional use
Stress
Therapists: Intermedial therapy (expressive arts)
Costs and health insurance
- Basic insurance
- usually not.
- Supplementary insurance
- often 50–80% with EMR- or ASCA-recognised therapists, often up to an annual maximum.
- Your insurer
- Each profile shows which insurers recognise the therapist.
- Price per session
- Practices set their own prices; you can see them in each profile.
Good to know
- Often 10 to 20 sessions; research on its effects is limited.
- If you have severe depression, have experienced trauma or have suicidal thoughts, contact a doctor or psychotherapist first – in an acute crisis, call Die Dargebotene Hand on 143.
Training and recognition in Switzerland
The protected qualification is Art Therapist with Federal Diploma (OdA ARTECURA), here with a specialisation in intermedial therapy. Basic insurance does not pay for it; supplementary insurers usually only contribute to the cost if the therapist is registered with EMR or ASCA.