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Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy
Fourth Edition (Revised and Updated Edition)
- Phil Joyce - Metanoia Institute, London
- Charlotte Sills - Metanoia Institute and Ashridge College
May 2018 | 344 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This practical guide to the gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in gestalt practice. The authors offer practical guidance on the entire process of therapy including setting up the therapeutic session, creating a working alliance, assessment and treatment direction, managing risk, supervision, adopting a research approach, and managing difficult encounters.
The Fourth Edition has been updated to include:
The Fourth Edition has been updated to include:
- Some implications of working in the twenty-first century, including working virtually
- Updated content on trauma
- An enhanced discussion of mindfulness and awareness
- New case examples and exercises
- Updated references and further reading
PART ONE: GESTALT THERAPY IN PRACTICE
Chapter 1: The Important First Steps
Chapter 2: Phenomenology and Field Theory
Chapter 3: Awareness
Chapter 4: The Therapeutic Relationship
Chapter 5: Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 6: Treatment Considerations
Chapter 7: Strengthening Support
Chapter 8: Shame
Chapter 9: Difference and Diversity
Chapter 10: Experimenting
Chapter 11: Making Contact
Chapter 12: Unfinished Business
Chapter 13: Transference and Counter-transference
Chapter 14: Embodied Process
Chapter 15: Working with Dreams
Chapter 16: Ending the Journey
PART TWO: SPECIALIZED AREAS OF PRACTICE
Chapter 17: Assessing and Managing Risk
Chapter 18: Resourcing the Client
Chapter 19: Depression and Anxiety
Chapter 20: Trauma Part 1: Assessing and Stabilizing
Chapter 21: Trauma Part 2: Processing and Integrating
Chapter 22: Brief Therapy
Chapter 23: Working Virtually
Chapter 24: Spirituality in Counselling
Chapter 25: Ethical Dilemmas
Chapter 26: The Reflective Practitioner
Chapter 27: Self-Supervision
Excellent book, easy to understand and very informative
Psychology, Arden University
January 27, 2022
This is a good practical book for all trainee counsellors. Easy to read, it links theory to practice in a concise and clear way. It gives a comprehensive overview of the Gestalt therapeutic approach from the first steps all the way to end of therapy.
Counselling and Psychology, City Lit
September 6, 2019
Very good book for Level 4 Diploma course.
Counselling and Psychology, City Lit
July 24, 2019
A good overview for students who wish to know more about Gestalt and a corner stone for reference.
Professional Development, Craven College
July 5, 2018
