A Critical Perspective of the Gestalt Therapeutic Approach

Petros Orfanos

Abstract


The present study constitutes an effort to present a complete critical perspective of the Gestalt approach. It is based on scientific articles concerning the therapeutic Gestalt approach and is accompanied by general information about the period which it developed and the concepts with which it connects. The use of the material targets the covering, to an extent but not in depth, the relevant issues concerning the Gestalt therapeutic approach which by itself constitutes one of the disadvantages of this critical perspective. The study presents an overview of the Gestalt approach through the presentation of its evolution, its ideas, its therapeutic goals and its techniques.  Ultimately, it contributes to the dissemination of the tools used in this approach to consulting professionals and professionals who use  or develop clinically therapeutic skills.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijhss.13.2.7


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Gestalt agents; Gestalt approach; holism; perceptual principles; problem solving

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