What is the Gestalt Approach?
Gestalt Therapy is among the earliest and most enduring of psychotherapeutic approaches which are grounded in ‘the relationship between therapist and client’ as the source of healing, whether the ‘client’ is an individual, partners, family, group, organisation or community. Deeply rooted in the philosophy of phenomenology, field theory and dialogue, and grounded in psychoanalytic, existential and intersubjective theories, contemporary Gestalt therapy embraces a relational perspective in understanding the human condition, development, growth and change Gestalt therapy is a growth-oriented approach to holistic health and well-being that values self-awareness and self-responsibility in living. The Gestalt Approach embraces a person’s whole life experience – physical, psychological, intellectual, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual. Each of these interconnected aspects of living is considered inseparable from a person’s environment, history and culture. From a Gestalt perspective, healt
