Relational Gestalt Therapy in India

Relational Gestalt Therapy in India

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  • Author: Vanaja Ammanath
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1000883949
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 156

This fascinating book examines the place and practice of Relational Gestalt therapy (RGT) within an Indian cultural context, and how it can be applied in a group setting. The book begins by introducing the foundational concepts of Gestalt therapy (GT), namely phenomenology, field theory and dialogic existentialism. Through stories and vignettes, it then invites the reader to enter the circle of the group, a profound way of learning akin to the old Indian folk tradition of village communities sharing stories and bonding as a social group. Drawing from these narratives, the book not only elaborates on the theoretical concepts of GT, but also offers culturally sensitive guidance for Indian practitioners wishing to conduct group therapy. Written by a practitioner with over 20 years’ experience, this book will prove essential reading not only for practitioners working in India, but also for anyone with an interest in how GT can be applied in group settings in different cultural contexts.


A Field-Centred Approach to Gestalt Therapy

A Field-Centred Approach to Gestalt Therapy

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  • Author: Lothar Gutjahr
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1040023517
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 122

In Gestalt therapy, sociological, political, and economic research is often neglected or ignored. Drawing on analyses about current societal conditions, this book considers that there is no such thing as a ‘postmodern’ therapy and offers a new approach to Gestalt therapy. Gestalt therapy is still currently based on the Cartesian worldview, even if relational approaches are in search for an ‘in-between’. The author’s approach of Gestalt therapy is based on an idea by the founders: “Contact is the first reality” – so the field coemerges and coexists with individuals’ perceptions providing specific conditions, demands, limitations and opportunities. An individual’s field is not an afterthought established by the perspective of the first-person-singular (i.e. individuals) but a ‘conditio sine qua non’. Gutjahr reflects on both theoretical and practical aspects of the field’s many processes of resonance. Putting the field consistently at the centre of his approach, the author describes the main tenets expanding on previous versions of Gestalt therapy. This important new book is at the cutting edge of the current discussion of relational and field-oriented approaches to Gestalt therapy, and will be of particular interest to practitioners of Gestalt therapy, psychotherapists, phenomenologists, as well as theorists of philosophy, sociology and therapy.


The Relational Heart of Gestalt Therapy

The Relational Heart of Gestalt Therapy

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  • Author: Peter Cole
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000589110
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 186

This compelling and comprehensive volume is an anthology of current thinking by many of gestalt therapy’s leading theoreticians, clinicians, and researchers. Including many well-known voices in the field and introducing several new ones to the current gestalt therapy literature, the book presents a broad-ranging compendium of essays, scientific articles, clinical applications, and integrative approaches that represent the richness and vibrancy of the field. Each contributor brings intellectual rigor, honest personal reflection, and humanism to their area of inquiry. This ethos—the spirit of relational gestalt therapy—infuses the whole book, bringing a sense of coherence to its seventeen chapters. Following an introduction written by Mark Winitsky, PhD, as an entry point into the field for students and psychotherapists from other schools of thought, the book is organized into three sections: Theory, Clinical Applications, and Integrative Approaches. Readers will encounter new ways of thinking about psychotherapy, new skills they can bring to their work, and new ways of integrating gestalt therapy with other approaches. The Relational Heart of Gestalt Therapy is essential reading for Gestalt therapists as well as other mental health professionals with an interest in Gestalt approaches.


Embodied Relational Gestalt

Embodied Relational Gestalt

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  • Author: Michael Clemmens
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1000698904
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 353

An international selection of authors provide a detailed exploration of Gestalt as a somatic and relational practice. Covering many aspects of this relationship, the chapters include discussion of our relationships with nature, the role of Eros, energy in Taoism, affect and methods of practice. Both theoretical and practical application of an embodied relational approach to GT are presented, and many chapters include case studies from the contributors’ own work. The overall view of the book is that our bodies are inextricably embedded and co-creating with the environment, and that we know our body and the world through our embodiment.


Relational Organisational Gestalt

Relational Organisational Gestalt

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  • Author: Marie-Anne Chidiac
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 0429840888
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 250

This book provides a comprehensive view of the application of Relational Gestalt theory to Organisation Development and change interventions in organisations. Uncertainty and frequent change are the hallmark of our times. In the field of Organisational Development and Change, fixed methodologies no longer adequately address the uncertainty and uniqueness of today's more complex change situations and more adaptive approaches to change are needed. Gestalt is a relational, dialogic, and emergent approach which means that it views individuals and organisations as embedded in their context, dependent on, and emerging from within a web of relationships and interactions. As such, Gestalt offers a transformative, integral and bespoke methodology for working with this complexity. This approach supports practitioners to attend to their presence, seek out the most pressing issues and mobilise for sustainable change. Gestalt has at its heart the notion of use-of-self as instrument which allows practitioners to be responsive to emergent issues and situations. Relational Organisational Gestalt is at the leading-edge of Gestalt theory and application in organisational settings.


Relational Approaches in Gestalt Therapy

Relational Approaches in Gestalt Therapy

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  • Author: Lynne Jacobs
  • Publisher: Gestalt Press
  • ISBN: 9780415879316
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy

New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy

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  • Author: Peter H. Cole
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317364422
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 184

Gestalt therapists often work with groups. Group therapists from a variety of theoretical orientations frequently incorporate insights and methodology from gestalt therapy. New Directions in Gestalt Group Therapy: Relational Ground, Authentic Self was written with particular attention to both gestalt and group work specialists in providing a comprehensive reference for the practice of group therapy from a gestalt perspective. In includes an introduction to gestalt therapy terms and concepts written to make the gestalt approach understandable and accessible for mental health practitioners of all backgrounds. It is appropriate for students as well as seasoned psychotherapists. Peter Cole and Daisy Reese are the co-directors of the Sierra Institute for Contemporary Gestalt Therapy located in Berkeley, California. They are the co-authors of Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Psychotherapy Practice and True Self, True Wealth: A Pathway to Prosperity. They are a married couple, with five children and four grandchildren between them.


Relational Gestalt Practice: Key Concepts

Relational Gestalt Practice: Key Concepts

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  • Author: The Gestalt Legacy Project
  • Publisher: Lulu.com
  • ISBN: 1312066962
  • Category : Reference
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 58

This text is a review of key concepts for Relational Gestalt Practice.


On Intimate Ground

On Intimate Ground

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  • Author: Gordon Wheeler
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1134897898
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 358

Couples therapy has long been regarded as one of the most demanding forms of psychotherapy because of the way it challenges therapists to combine the insights of dynamic psychology with the power and clarity of systems dynamics. In this exciting new volume, Gordon Wheeler and Stephanie Backman, couples therapists with broad training and long years of experience, present dramatic new approaches that at last integrate the dynamic/self-organizational and the systemic/behavioral schools of thought. Building on the insights of Gestalt psychology and psychotherapy, the authors show us how a truly phenomenological approach, based on the clients' own experience and goals, holds the key to a dramatic increase in therapeutic power and flexibility. The fifteen engaging chapters demonstrate the application of this approach to issues of intimacy, self-construction, power and abuse, "resistance," growth, and shame - and to such diverse and challenging populations as abuse survivors and their partners, remarried couples, gay and lesbian couples, and couples with "personality" or "character" disorders. In the process, the authors offer a fresh perspective that will serve to re-energize the couples therapist's work in this challenging area. On Intimate Ground contributes new insights to many of the most timely and provocative questions in the field today.


The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy

The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy

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  • Author: Richard Hycner
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780939266258
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 261