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Informationen zum Autor Phil Joyce teaches at Metanoia Institute! London and a Gestalt practitioner and supervisor in private practice. Klappentext This practical guide to the Gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in Gestalt practice. Now in its third edition! the book includes: · New chapters on working with trauma! and building client resources · New material on depression and anxiety · Expanded content on working with more challenging client issues · Integration of leading ideas from contemporary trauma therapies. The authors offer practical guidance on the entire process of therapy including setting up the therapeutic session! creating a working alliance! assessment and treatment direction! managing risk! supervision! adopting a research approach! and managing difficult encounters. Zusammenfassung Focusing on skills that arise out of Gestalt theory! as well as those invoked by the therapeutic relationship! this new edition guides the reader through a range of practice issues which might arise during the therapeutic process; from setting up the therapeutic session and creating a working alliance to adopting a research approach and managing difficult encounters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART ONE: GESTALT THERAPY IN PRACTICE Preparing for the Journey Phenomenology and Field Theory Awareness The Therapeutic Relationship Assessment and Diagnosis Treatment Considerations Strengthening Support Shame Experimenting Contact Styles: Modifications to Contact and Polarities Unfinished Business Transference and Counter-Transference Embodied Process Dreams Self-Supervision Ending the Journey PART TWO: MANAGING CHALLENGING ENCOUNTERS Assessing and Managing Risk Resourcing the Client Depression and Anxiety Trauma Part 1: Assessing and Stabilizing Trauma Part 2: Processing and Integrating PART THREE: GESTALT PRACTICE IN CONTEXT Brief Therapy The Reflective Practitioner: Research in Gestalt Diversity! Culture and Ethics Spiritual Counselling References Index ...
