Relational Approaches in Gestalt Therapy
Lynne Jacobs editor Richard Hycner editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:5th Mar '10
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Lynne Jacobs and Richard Hycner assemble an international group of Gestalt theorists and clinicians for an engaging and insightful investigation into the integration of relational approaches within Gestalt therapy.
The book is divided thematically into three sections. The first section speculates on the history and development of relationality in terms of Gestalt therapy. Chapters that discuss the patient-therapist relationship comprise the second section, and include explorations into uncertainty in interpretation and understanding, attunement and optimal responsiveness, working with shame, and negotiating individuality and "betweenness." The last section opens up to groups and organizations, applying relational approaches to Gestalt therapeutic encounters with more than one patient.
"An amazing book - in chapter after chapter the authors show how natural the development of radically relational work can be, when grounded in a field/relational Gestalt approach. If you're like me you'll find yourself coming back to these authorss and their ideas again and again for fresh stimulation and reflection." -Gordon Wheeler, President and CEO, Esalen Institute, USA
"This important new book, grounded in history, development, clinical practice, and current theoretical perspectives, is itself a 'community of essays,' each one in relationship to the other, providing us an integrated one-volume resource for the praxis of relationally-oriented Gestalt therapy - an essential reading for Gestalt therapists." - Dan Bloom, Editor-in-chief, Studies in Gestalt Therapy
"An amazing book - in chapter after chapter the authors show how natural the development of radically relational work can be, when grounded in a field/relational Gestalt approach. If you're like me you'll find yourself coming back to these authorss and their ideas again and again for fresh stimulation and reflection." -Gordon Wheeler, President and CEO, Esalen Institute, USA
"This important new book, grounded in history, development, clinical practice, and current theoretical perspectives, is itself a 'community of essays,' each one in relationship to the other, providing us an integrated one-volume resource for the praxis of relationally-oriented Gestalt therapy - an essential reading for Gestalt therapists." - Dan Bloom, Editor-in-chief, Studies in Gestalt Therapy
"I thoroughly recommend this book not only to trainees and practising Gestalt therapists but also to those outside the Gestalt world. This book and the ideas expressed within it contribute to an important dialogue with the broader therapeutic community about contemporary (relational) Gestalt therapy."- Richie Robertson, Gestalt Journal of Australia and New Zealand, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010
ISBN: 9780415879316
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 498g
376 pages