Gestalt therapy

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Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes present-moment awareness, personal responsibility, and the integration of thoughts, feelings, and actions to foster psychological growth.

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instanceOf counseling method ⓘ
experiential therapy ⓘ
humanistic therapy ⓘ
psychotherapy approach ⓘ
talk therapy ⓘ
aimsTo enhance self-support ⓘ
improve contact with self and others ⓘ
increase self-awareness ⓘ
integrate conflicting parts of the personality ⓘ
promote psychological growth ⓘ
resolve unfinished business ⓘ
appliedTo couples therapy ⓘ
family therapy ⓘ
group therapy ⓘ
individual therapy ⓘ
coDevelopedBy Paul Goodman ⓘ
contrastsWith psychoanalytic therapy ⓘ
strictly cognitive approaches ⓘ
developedBy Fritz Perls ⓘ
Laura Perls ⓘ
emphasizes authentic self-expression ⓘ
awareness of thoughts, feelings, and actions ⓘ
contact with the environment ⓘ
here-and-now experience ⓘ
integration of fragmented aspects of the self ⓘ
personal responsibility ⓘ
present-moment awareness ⓘ
focusesOn awareness of bodily sensations ⓘ
awareness of emotions ⓘ
awareness of thoughts ⓘ
how experiences occur rather than why ⓘ
process rather than content ⓘ
hasCoreValue authentic encounter between therapist and client ⓘ
respect for client autonomy ⓘ
influencedBy Gestalt psychology ⓘ
existential philosophy ⓘ
holism ⓘ
phenomenology ⓘ
psychoanalysis ⓘ
keyConcept awareness continuum ⓘ
contact and withdrawal ⓘ
experiments in session ⓘ
figure-ground formation ⓘ
polarities ⓘ
self-regulation ⓘ
unfinished business ⓘ
originatedIn 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
originatedPlace United States ⓘ
publicationAssociatedWith Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality ⓘ
linked to: Gestalt therapy
therapeuticOrientation existential psychology ⓘ
humanistic psychology ⓘ
usedFor anxiety disorders ⓘ
depression ⓘ
personal growth and development ⓘ
relationship difficulties ⓘ
self-esteem issues ⓘ
usesTechnique empty-chair technique ⓘ
exaggeration of movements or gestures ⓘ
focusing on language patterns ⓘ
guided fantasy ⓘ
role-playing ⓘ
viewsPerson as an integrated whole ⓘ
viewsSymptoms as interruptions in self-regulation ⓘ

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Kurt Goldstein → influenced → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Gestalt psychology → influenced → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Gestalt therapy → publicationAssociatedWith → Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality ⓘ
linked to: Gestalt therapy
Fritz Perls → fieldOfWork → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Fritz Perls → coFounded → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Fritz Perls → movement → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Fritz Perls → notableWork → Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality ⓘ
linked to: Gestalt therapy
Fritz Perls → notableWork → Gestalt Therapy Verbatim ⓘ
linked to: Gestalt therapy
Laura Perls → fieldOfWork → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Laura Perls → coFounded → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Laura Perls → movement → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Paul Goodman → movement → Gestalt therapy ⓘ
Paul Goodman → notableWork → Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality ⓘ
linked to: Gestalt therapy
Paul Goodman → coFounded → Gestalt therapy ⓘ