ABSTRACT
This chapter centres on the processes around transference—where the client displaces feelings and ideas onto the art, the art therapist, or the therapeutic relationship—in virtual art therapy settings. For Schaverien “the main pivot of treatment is transference” (1992, p. 11), which is often accompanied by an intense way of relating and offers “the opportunity for transformation” (p. 11). In her virtual supervision sessions with students, Proulx learned that transference may also work at a distance, through the screen. Similarly, this chapter provides evidence for virtual countertransference, where the therapist experiences emotional attitudes towards and responses to particular client behaviours, which can serve as clinical evidence. Thus, Proulx argues, the addition of telecommunication tools, such as videoconferencing, are a fourth element in the Schaverien triangle.
