Gestalt Flashcards
Phenomenological Method
Gestalt Therapy
Exploring experience by description and abstaining from
interpretation
Theory of Change
Gestalt Therapy
increased awareness of here-and-now
Empty Chair Technique
Gestalt Therapy
Used to explore clients’ relationships with themselves or others in their lives. A form of role-playing, the client addresses an empty chair as if another person was in it in order to act out two or more sides of a discussion.
Experiments
Gestalt Therapy
Encourages the clients to experience their feelings rather than just talk about them.
Body Techniques
Gestalt Therapy
Brings clients’ awareness to their body functioning; helps them to be aware of how they can use their bodies to support excitement and awareness.
Focus on the Process
Gestalt Therapy
Therapist pays attention to how things are said.
