Healing Ground Psychotherapy
Local Business · Murwillumbah, NSW
Gestalt therapy is a gentle, non-judgemental, relational approach which explores what is, in the here and now. We are interested in the past and how it is impacting on your present experience.
About Healing Ground Psychotherapy
The Four Pillars of Gestalt therapy
The four pillars of Gestalt therapy are: dialogical/relational; phenomenological, field-sensitive and experiential. This means a therapist and client enter into a real relationship, in which both are willing to be changed by the dialogical process. The client's whole situation is explored (field-sensitive) through growing awareness of the embodied experiences of both the client and therapist (phenomenology). Greater awareness can emerge from the between of the relationship, as both parties contribute to a shared experience.
As safety is established (and prioritised ongoing) a client may eventually arrive at an impasse; a point of patterned, habitual stuckness which perhaps doesn't suit the current situation. This is the opportunity for an experiment, emergent of the situaion. An experiment is gently proposed, accepted and negotiated or rejected, all of which are okay, as it is imperative a Gestalt therapist maintain a willingness to be wrong, to be corrected by a client. Over time, through repitition this allows a client's expectations, experiences and behaviours to change in meaningful enduring ways.
1) The First Session
The first session is an opportunity to get to know each other. We can decide if we both feel working together could be beneficial for you. Gestalt therapy is described as a therapy of the situation, so the first session would also involve quite a bit of exploration of your whole situation; your life, current important relationships, past experiences, beliefs and values. You are also welcome to ask me about my situation, my life and my values, to see if you feel there is enough alignment for trust to develop between us.
2) Course of Therapy
Gestalt therapy is an approach which aims for deep and enduring change. Through acceptance of what is, and working toward greater integration of your whole experience. Depending on your situation, in particular the presence of unresolved trauma, you may find a few sessions helpful, or you may prefer longer term therapy. I have personally found weekly sessions most effective, with the occasional break of a month or two for rest and integration. This varies of course, and I will work with you to develop a plan which suits your needs.
3) Integration
Each session we will discuss integration towards the end of our time together. This allows for reflection of the important works we have done, and an exploration for what that might mean outside of the therapy room.
The four pillars of Gestalt therapy are: dialogical/relational; phenomenological, field-sensitive and experiential. This means a therapist and client enter into a real relationship, in which both are willing to be changed by the dialogical process. The client's whole situation is explored (field-sensitive) through growing awareness of the embodied experiences of both the client and therapist (phenomenology). Greater awareness can emerge from the between of the relationship, as both parties contribute to a shared experience.
As safety is established (and prioritised ongoing) a client may eventually arrive at an impasse; a point of patterned, habitual stuckness which perhaps doesn't suit the current situation. This is the opportunity for an experiment, emergent of the situaion. An experiment is gently proposed, accepted and negotiated or rejected, all of which are okay, as it is imperative a Gestalt therapist maintain a willingness to be wrong, to be corrected by a client. Over time, through repitition this allows a client's expectations, experiences and behaviours to change in meaningful enduring ways.
1) The First Session
The first session is an opportunity to get to know each other. We can decide if we both feel working together could be beneficial for you. Gestalt therapy is described as a therapy of the situation, so the first session would also involve quite a bit of exploration of your whole situation; your life, current important relationships, past experiences, beliefs and values. You are also welcome to ask me about my situation, my life and my values, to see if you feel there is enough alignment for trust to develop between us.
2) Course of Therapy
Gestalt therapy is an approach which aims for deep and enduring change. Through acceptance of what is, and working toward greater integration of your whole experience. Depending on your situation, in particular the presence of unresolved trauma, you may find a few sessions helpful, or you may prefer longer term therapy. I have personally found weekly sessions most effective, with the occasional break of a month or two for rest and integration. This varies of course, and I will work with you to develop a plan which suits your needs.
3) Integration
Each session we will discuss integration towards the end of our time together. This allows for reflection of the important works we have done, and an exploration for what that might mean outside of the therapy room.
Contact Information
97 Murwillumbah St, Murwillumbah NSW 2484, Austral
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484
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Working Hours
Monday
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
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