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In session\u00a01, we guided participants to reflect on emotionally challenging experiences using metaphor and sensory language cues. We translated these narratives into prompts for DALL\u00b7E (v3; OpenAI, San Francisco, CA, USA), an AI image-generation tool. In session\u00a02, participants selected from curated images to reflect on and deepen their exploration of emotional experiences. We analysed the data using reflexive thematic analysis and performed a\u00a0cross-case synthesis.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Visual metaphors helped to externalise and communicate emotions, evoke embodied responses and refine affective descriptions. The co-creative process fostered therapeutic engagement and a\u00a0greater sense of agency in both participants.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>AI-assisted visual elicitation, integrated into a\u00a0structured therapeutic process, may offer an additional benefit to talking therapy for individuals with AN. 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