History, Theory and Community of Gestalt Therapy - Exploring the New York Institute

This book tells the story of the community at the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy (NYIGT) as it evolved in connection with the highly regarded theory it produced, examining some important turning points for the institute spanning the period from the early 1970s until 2020 and describing the more large-scale changes the community underwent.

List of contents

Foreword by Dan Bloom  Introduction  1. Aggressive Attitude  2. The NYIGT and the LGBT+ Community  3. Democratization of the Institute  4. The Women's Caucus  5. Internationality  Conclusion  Afterword by Adam Weitz

About the author

Václav Mikolášek was born in 1983 in Prague. He graduated in computer science before moving to Vienna where he studied psychotherapy at the Sigmund Freud University. He lives in Vienna and works as a psychotherapist.

Summary

This book tells the story of the community at the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy (NYIGT) as it evolved in connection with the highly regarded theory it produced, examining some important turning points for the institute spanning the period from the early 1970s until 2020 and describing the more large-scale changes the community underwent.

Product details

• Authors: Vaclav Mikolasek, Václav Mikolášek, Václav Pfeifer-Mikolášek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032283722
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228372-2
• No. of pages: 98
• Series: The Gestalt Therapy Book Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Gestalt