Contemporary Gestalt psychotherapy could be characterised by these key points:
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"To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear." Mark Nepo
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Gestalt therapy places emphasis on gaining awareness of the present moment and the present context. Through therapy, people learn to discover feelings that may have been suppressed or masked by other feelings and to accept and trust their emotions.
For the last 3 years I have been working incorporating CBT skills and techiques, the Acceptance and Commitment Psychotherapy skills ( ACT) as well as Compassion- Based psychotherapy. These approaches offer specific tools and practicing looking at life issues from different perspective with more kindness and emotional agility. |