Welcome to our website and this discussion. Recently we had a wonderful seminar on arts-based research that introduced some thoughts about the intersections of arts-based research data generation and arts-based interventions or arts-therapies. At the end of the seminar we had a lively and important discussion about the differences, similarities, and intersections between arts-based research data generation the elicitation of intimate arts-based expressions from participants. We started to discuss the potential impact that such data generation can have on the participants; and, this our ethical responsibility as arts-based researchers. As an art therapist I do know the power of the art to elicit unconscious and, often unexpected ,thoughts and emotions which may awaken conflict and/or trauma. So my questions are to arts-based-researchers--where do we draw the line and how to we safeguard our participants?.