One of the most striking characteristics of Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy is the key role of the epistemological grounding position of Gestalt theory (critical realism) and its applicability to the fundamental, theoretical, and practical problems in psychotherapy. In Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy this is closely bound up with the basic methodological approach (holistic, phenomenological, experimental) of Gestalt theory, its system theoretical approach, and its specific psychophysical and psychological approach. Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy is related to but different from Fritz Perls' Gestalt therapy in its theoretical foundation. Mary Henle has pointed out the differences between Gestalt theory in its original sense and the Perls'ian understanding of Gestalt.e.g. Mary Henle (1975): Gestalt Psychology and Gestalt Therapy URL 15.08.2012. With her analysis however, she restricts herself explicitly to only three of Perls' books from 1969 and 1972, leaving out Perls' earlier work, and Gestalt therapy in general as a psychotherapy method.See Barlow criticizing Henle: Allen R. Barlow: Gestalt Therapy and Gestalt Psychology. Gestalt – Antecedent Influence or Historical Accident, in: The Gestalt Journal, Volume IV, Number 2, Fall, 1981. It must also be mentioned that Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy adopts techniques from Gestalt therapy as well as from other psychotherapy methods as Walter points out.Hans-Jürgen Walter: Gestalttheorie und Psychotherapie, Darmstadt 1977, p. 170ff. This corresponds to the conviction in Gestalt Theory Psychotherapy that techniques and working methods from other therapy methods can be integrated into Gestalt Theory Psychotherapy as long as they are compatible with the Gestalt psychological approach and are interpreted and handled according to the basic Gestalt psychological concepts.Cf. Gerhard Stemberger, 2018, 2019: Therapeutische Beziehung und therapeutische Praxis in der Gestalttheoretischen Psychotherapie (Therapeutic relationship and therapeutic practice in Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy): Praxeologie Teil 1; Praxeologie Teil 2; Praxeologie Teil 3.
One of the most striking characteristics of Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy is the key role of the epistemological grounding position of Gestalt theory (critical realism) and its applicability to the fundamental, theoretical, and practical problems in psychotherapycf. Katharina Sternek, Critical Realism: The Epistemic Position of Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, Gestalt Theory, 43(1), 13-28. In Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy this is closely bound up with the basic methodological approach (holistic, phenomenological, experimental) of Gestalt theory, its system theoretical approach, and its specific psychophysical and psychological approach. Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy is related to but different from Fritz Perls' Gestalt therapy in its theoretical foundation. Mary Henle has pointed out the differences between Gestalt theory in its original sense and the Perls'ian understanding of Gestalt.e.g. Mary Henle (1975): Gestalt Psychology and Gestalt Therapy URL 15.08.2012. With her analysis however, she restricts herself explicitly to only three of Perls' books from 1969 and 1972, leaving out Perls' earlier work, and Gestalt therapy in general as a psychotherapy method.See Barlow criticizing Henle: Allen R. Barlow: Gestalt Therapy and Gestalt Psychology. Gestalt – Antecedent Influence or Historical Accident, in: The Gestalt Journal, Volume IV, Number 2, Fall, 1981. It must also be mentioned that Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy adopts techniques from Gestalt therapy as well as from other psychotherapy methods as Walter points out.Hans-Jürgen Walter: Gestalttheorie und Psychotherapie, Darmstadt 1977, p. 170ff. This corresponds to the conviction in Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy that techniques and working methods from other therapy methods can be integrated into Gestalt theoretical psychotherapy as long as they are compatible with the Gestalt psychological approach and are interpreted and handled according to the basic Gestalt psychological concepts.Cf. Gerhard Stemberger, 2018, 2019: Therapeutische Beziehung und therapeutische Praxis in der Gestalttheoretischen Psychotherapie (Therapeutic relationship and therapeutic practice in Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy): Praxeologie Teil 1; Praxeologie Teil 2; Praxeologie Teil 3.
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