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Gestalt therapy is considered a holistic approach which emphasizes balance in people’s lives. Typically people seek gestalt therapy when they feel “stuck” , struggle with ambiguity and feel the need to force balance in their life.
Goal: Strive for homeostasis
4 emphases of Gestalt therapy
- Pay attention to experience and be aware during the present situation
- Promote integrity of social, cultural, historical, physical and emotional factors
- Experiment
- Encourage creativity
During treatment, therapists help individuals work through the 5 Stages of Growth.
The 5 stages of growth:
- Phony layer
- Phobic layer
- Impasse later
- Implosive layer
- explosive layer
This helps people become their authentic selves.