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Laura Perls noted that the ideas of person and presence are more important than using techniques
the therapist is responsible for increasing the client's awareness.
gestalt therapists ask questions like "what is happening nw?" or "what are you experiencing as you talk to me?
confrontation is a part of the client-therapist relationship, though it may sound intimidating, it is not an attack.
to experience conflict is to experience an uncomfortable and stressful, something to fear.
there will be two chairs. the client will sit on one of the chairs facing the empty chair and imagine someone (or himself) in it, and spoke, gestured, or otherwise communicated to the "empty chair," which was now not so empty. The client then sat in the chair, continuing the conversation, this time reversing roles.
when figures emerge from the background but are not completed or resolved, it is suspected that a person is left with an unfinished business. that is unacknowlegded or unvoiced feelings.
it prevents the client from being fully self-aware.
it is the therapist's
task to guide the client
in the here and now.
Gestalt therapy
According to some Psychologists, Gestalt therapy is effective, It is a positive, humanistic therapy. It helps adherents (both clients and therapists) to become responsible for their own experiences and to experiment with new ways of behaving and thinking. It helps them practice—and fully experience—key moments and emotions in life.
This will help the counselor to be more open-minded and straight forward, to become more aware of the client and more open to the transition of change.
increased awareness in itself is highly beneficial.
PSYCHOLOGY IN ITSELF IS INHERENTLY GESTALT IN ITS QUALITIES.
sometimes called the double-chair technique, is used to
clarify the issues involved in an interpersonal conflict. It helps the client view the
conflict from a different angle and gain insight into why he or she is feeling and behaving
in a certain way.
. Research has shown it to be a powerful method for helping clients become more aware of and to express thoughts and feelings toward others that have been suppressed.