My priority as a teacher, supervisor, and therapist is maintaining access to the beauty and art of "gestalting." I recognize that regularly addressing my own unfinished gestalts is essential; it creates a space for genuine connection and growth between me and my students, clients, or supervisees.
This approach is based on humanistic psychology, highlighting the power of the therapeutic bond. Developed by Laura and Fritz Perls along with Paul Goodman in the mid-20th century, it blends Gestalt psychology with existential-phenomenological philosophy.
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THE FIELD IS TRULY VIBRANT. Simply put, in Gestalt therapy theory, we believe healing occurs through the relationship with the therapist. We affect one another constantly, and these interactions create new possibilities in the field.
It is vital that I work through my own unfinished business as a practitioner so I can facilitate these new experiences. This reduces the need for outdated creative adjustments in the present moment.
Joseph Zinker noted that if we fail to process "unfinished events" or gestalts from our past, they continue to disrupt our lives. He saw Gestalt therapy as a way to complete this unfinished business—making us whole so we can move forward freely.
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