What is Gestalt?
My practice is rooted in Gestalt, which is a person-centred therapy that focuses on personal growth and the present moment.
We will pay close attention to what’s happening for you and between us in the session — such as your thoughts, feelings, and sensations — as a way to increase your awareness.
Rather than analysing from a distance, Gestalt therapy is experiential. We might use metaphor, devise small creative experiments, use art materials in a simple way or try out mindfulness techniques to explore how you experience yourself and your relationships.
My emphasis will be on encouraging you to be curious and notice new things about yourself. My role will be to support you to fully experience moments of contact and connection, and find your own way forward.
As a Gestalt therapist, I also work in an embodied way. This simply means that what’s happening in your body can be as important as what’s happening in your thoughts or emotions. We will work out a way of discussing this together in our sessions.
Together, we will focus on the ‘here and now’ of your present experience. This collaboration can help clients notice their patterns, take self-responsibility and support them to make changes.
Learn more about Gestalt
Here are a few resources about Gestalt if you would like to know more, but it’s not necessary to read them before we meet.
The Gestalt Centre London: What is Gestalt?
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP): What is Gestalt Therapy?
