a type of humanistic therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, that encourages clients to become aware of their true feelings and to take responsibility for their own actions. (532)
Meaning "the whole picture," Gestalt therapy seeks to resolve incomplete or conflicting gestalts within a person to enable one to be more fully aware and enlivened in the present moment.
A humanistic therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, that encourages clients to satisfy emerging needs so that their innate goodness can be expressed, to increase their awareness of unacknowledged feelings, and to reclaim parts of the personality that have been denied or disowned. more
Integrative growth movement developed by Frederick Perls utilizing methods to expand individual awareness and lessen emotional blocks, including an inner dialogue to resolve conflicts between different parts of the self.
A therapy developed by Frederick Perls in which the sum or whole of the individual is greater than his/her constituent parts. The person is encouraged to release their emotions and to heal and integrate those parts of themselves that they may see as unaccepted/unwanted.
An approach to therapy that attempts to integrate a client's thoughts, feelings, and behavior into a unified whole
encourages clients to release their emotions and to recognize these emotions for what they are. It emphasizes the individual's movement towards wholeness. It tends to be somewhat confrontational and directly challenge the client's defenses against coming to grips with their problems. This therapy holds that a person's inability to successfully integrate the parts of his or her personality into a healthy whole may lie at the root of psychological disturbance.
This psychotherapy aims to help the client achieve wholeness (gestalt is the German word for whole) by becoming fully aware of his or her feelings, perceptions, and behavior. The emphasis is on immediate experience rather than on the past. Gestalt therapy often is conducted in group settings such as weekend workshops.
This psychotherapy aims to help the client achieve wholeness by becoming fully aware of his or her feelings, perceptions and behavior. The emphasis is on the "here and now" of immediate experience rather than on the past. Gestalt therapy is often conducted in group settings, such as weekend workshops.
This is a holistic form of psychotherapy which aims to heighten an individual?s self-awareness and perception of the moment, especially in terms of their relationships with other people and also with their environment.
Gestalt Therapy is a psychotherapy which focuses on here-and-now experience and personal responsibility. It was co-founded by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls and Paul Goodman in the 1940s-1950s.
