Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy

by Phil Joyce, Charlotte Sills

This practical guide to the Gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in Gestalt practice. Now in its third edition, the book

 

·          New chapters on working with trauma, and building client resources

·          New material on depression and anxiety

·          Expanded content on working with more challenging client issues

·          Integration of leading ideas from contemporary trauma therapies.

 

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.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Counselling, Social Work

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2001

Reviews

[Liza · Rating 5 out of 5]

отличная книга для начинающих терапевтов; очень эмпатичная, с кучей практических советов

[Rimgaudas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful book for beginners counselors and psychotherapists. Simply written and easy to follow. Contains useful guidelines for different counseling situations.
This book clearly presents Gestalt approach in psychotherapy: importance of awareness and co-created relationship (I-It vs. I-Thou).
I enjoyed that it contains some interesting exercises to practice.
10/10

[Modya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just read the 4th Edition and found it really useful. I read it in a therapist book study group so that allowed us to also put into practice (in a Gestalt way) what the authors wrote about. For any Gestalt therapists or wannabees, it's a must read.

[anarcho · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely in-depth and practical.

[Ugnė Ritchik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great, in-depth guide into practical questions of Gestalt psychotherapy and counselling. Rich in topics and references for further reading, this book might serve as a day to day guide for every student and/or practitioner of Gestalt psychotherapy. I would highly recommend this read for everyone who is studying, practising or thinking about studying Gestalt psychotherapy. This book, in fact, was in the list of mandatory literature for my Gestalt studies.

[Jo Gaffney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good, accessible info about Gestalt, ideas about experiments and good overall read! I really liked this book!

[David Blowers · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better Star Trek books.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Odlična za sve početnike u Geštaltu jer je prožeta laganim jezikom i primerima.

[Oksana · Rating 5 out of 5]

класний посібник із гештальт-практики, коротко, по суті, багато прикладної інформації. точно буду повертатися і не раз

[Arberesha Korcha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful guide for the early stages of Gestalt. A must read for students and those in supervision. Helped me a lot.