"THE POWER IS IN THE PRESENT"
Goals of Gestalt Therapy:
Self Acceptance
Responsibility for choices
Contact within interrelationships
Experience of the here & now
Focus on the present instead of the past or future
Increased awareness
Contact with our external and internal environments
Quality of contact with ourselves and others
Important Figures in Gestalt Theory
Frederick S. "Fritz" Perls, MD, PhD
1893 - 1970
Laura Posner Perls, PhD.
1905 - 1990
Paradoxical Theory of Change
Authentic change occurs when we are being who we are rather than when we are attempting to be who we are not.
"BE" in your current condition, rather than striving to become what you "SHOULD BE".
Key Concepts of Gestalt Therapy Theory
- Holism - Focus on the whole person to include thoughts, feelings, behaviors, the body, memories, and dreams
- The Figure - The foreground or aspect that are considered most relevant to our experience at the moment.
- The Ground - The background, or aspects that are out of our immediate awareness.
- Field Theory - Everything is relational and must be seen in its environment.
- Figure-Formation Process - How an individual organizes experiences from moment to moment.
- Organismic Self-Regulation - Actions and contacts that will restore one's balance after our equilibrium is disrupted by a need, sensation, or interest.
- The NOW - Emphasis on learning to appreciate and fully experience the present moment.
- Resolution of unfinished business which may muddle our present awareness.
- Attention to energy and avoidance of behaviors that may block our energy.
TECHNIQUES
EXERCISES:
Internal Dialogue Exercise
Empty Chair Technique
"Making the Rounds" Exercise
The Reversal Exercise
The Rehearsal Exercise
Exaggeration Exercise
"Staying with the Feeling" Exercise
Dream Work
THE EXPERIMENT
A method that is crafted to fit the individual as they exist in the here and now and is utilized to assist the client in active self exploration.
CONFRONTATION
An invitation for the client to examine their thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors and how they may be blocking their strengths.
References:
Corey, Gerald (2012). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. 9th ed.
Belmont,California: Brooks/Cole. (pp. 211-239).
"Making the Rounds" Exercise
The Reversal Exercise
The Rehearsal Exercise
Exaggeration Exercise
"Staying with the Feeling" Exercise
Dream Work
THE EXPERIMENT
A method that is crafted to fit the individual as they exist in the here and now and is utilized to assist the client in active self exploration.
CONFRONTATION
An invitation for the client to examine their thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors and how they may be blocking their strengths.
References:
Corey, Gerald (2012). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. 9th ed.
Belmont,California: Brooks/Cole. (pp. 211-239).
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