Gestalt Therapy

[AdesivoColado]

Oh, my gosh! I wanna marry this patient. He is so cute.

[browningrage11]

I appreciate the educaitonal value of this video as it pertains to my graduate studies...

Thank you

[darynom]

gestaltism is all about experimentalism! here and now. one cannot do this from a book. therefore, videos like these are ESSENTIAL! you cannot study gestaltism or counselling w/out these types of video. well done. also, there are 10 viewers that cannot deal with the present. maybe one or more of your videos were disliked before!!!

[tonib000y]

Me and my buddies were about to perform a Role-play About Gestalt Therapy.. and This video is like a heaven-blessing to us! THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all of the person created this video :D

[mikan66666]

Why did his mother took part in the session?

[Mwayra6]

im very new to gestalt therapy and i find it really interesting but from the clients perspective im still finding it an awqward situation? You know hugging your imaginary mum etc. I think many people will find that really far out

[alvie0607]

fantastic...patient context now outdated but back then thats what people were for such therapies.....clients today are more able to have the control with the more professionals learn and endeavour to experiment with!! great insight to the actual therapy ive been doing for 6 years with a great success.

[tclowers29]

I am studying Gestalt therapy now, and this video was very helpful to me.

[Becca52Cali]

@tradingpilot - SO glad to have that behind me. Best of luck with your exams.

[12nyk]

thanks so much for posting this video - i'm doing a gestalt module on a postgrad course this week and it really helped me to imagine what this approach could look like in practice.

[salkina]

give a voice to your hand

[BBKnapper]

Its Taylor Lautner!

[BBKnapper]

Its Taylor Lautner!

[greenrate]

I'd have more confidence in what Perls has to say . . . if he didn't feel obliged to label what he does as "therapy" and the people he does it with as "patients".

That would be a LOT more consisent with his otherwise non-authoritarian sensibility.

Odd that he couldn't notice that himself . . .

[bass109]

Jesus christ is way everyone. ask for his mercy

[TheScoobydoo79]

I thought this was a great video to watch, I found it really helpful for my counselling studies. I am giving a presentation on Gestalt tonight which will be much easier to do now, thanks!!

[TheScoobydoo79]

I thought this was a great video to watch, I found it really helpful for my counselling studies. Thanks

[JudyFightsBack]

The baseball kid is cute ;)

[SweetnessForYa]

Thanks! I have a taping tomorrow for class and this helped so much!

[ercheksargo]

This is great fun! Some call it The Magical Theater of the Real....

[girl6418]

huhu hm jemand bei laune und lust mit mir zu chaten hab auch bilder wenn ihr sehen wollt

[LittleEmoBoy001]

So gestalt therapy is talking to imaginary people about how you feel? In that case i've been doing gestalt therapy half my life!

[OhManTFE]

This is good! hard to find some good gestalt videos on youtube.

[pikachops]

i read the book when i was fifteen,it did help

[Psylinguist]

the guy's jaws are moving all the time. He transferred his fear from hands to jaws. It should be resolved as well

[RogenKaiser]

If only I could reference this Video for a school project. I can't use this at all.

[PakehaGal]

A powerful therapy and well-demonstrated. Thank you to all the participants.

[dogbagpipes]

seeing it in action makes it a lot easier to understand!

[TravisHYoungz]

nunauf der suche nach jemanden der mich von meiner andauernden einsamkeit erlösen kann

[luigi1lover]

Wonderful video! Really puts the textbook descriptions into real life!

[minztee1]

wow, the actors did a really job. Particularly the client. Congratulations!

[killlerzoo]

nice..,very informative..

[neve1073]

Really informative video!

I hope Paul McCartney doesn't happen upon it though.

; )

[MsPoetryqueen]

hmmm

[wifox1984]

stanko66666666 by pointing out other peoples ego your letting your own ego overtake you and control you, dont take that the wrong way just take it into account

[Becca52Cali]

Gestalt was very intense for me. My experience 30 years ago, was that it helped me get in touch with "disowned"" feelings of rage for my parents in a safe environment. The empty chair technique is very powerful and I use it frequently with my clients.

[MrAshleyBell]

it's funny how humans need training on how to have meaningful conversations with each other. Live in the moment....such a basic premise, so simple. Can we resolve the past by ignoring it, though? Being aware of the moment doesn't make us comfortable with being in the moment, analysis of how we are right now can be conditioned only momentarily. How is Gestalt therapeutic when the session is over?

[MrAshleyBell]

It's funny how as human beings we need to be trained to have meaningful conversations with each other! Live in the moment...such a basic premise....gestalt is using linguistic tricks to bring the patient into the 'now' - but analysis of the 'now' to the nth degree could make the patient so self-concious it could trigger stress?

[stanko66666666]

What's the point of comparing different psychotherapist approach?

It sounds to me like a typical child argument: "My superhero is stronger than yours..."

Come on people, get rid of your ego.

[Becca52Cali]

Actually some of us watch these videos as we study for our psychology exams.

[tradingpilot]

@Becca52Cali Thats what im doing right now!!!

[LETTIS79]

I don't understand... I am studying this for my psychology course.

[Xenophanes21]

@stanko66666666 If we had an answer there would be no debate, that would be fine, if we dont have an answer and we do not debate, that would be disastrous. Some of the people who made/watch this video are future social science researchers; time is not wasted on education. Don't be ignorant!

[GregoryBretton]

Using this technique with a psychotic person is the last thing u'd want to do: it would very likely cause him or her to decompensate...

[femtex3]

Great video. Very informative. It puts into perspective the empty chair technique. I never realised how a therapist would go about using the technique in a counselling session - I guessed originally that the technique was used as some kind of cathartic technique which I didn't fully accept or understand due to the technique of transference. So thank you, sincerely, for illuminating the context of the technique as a way of dealing with unresolved past issues in the present 'here and now'.

[MamaMaryEllensBlog]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this Im working on a masters paper and this really puts the defining gestalt features for me THANK YOU!!!

[crazypianolady]

Great video. I think for me, I prefer PCT. This seems a bit too intense, as if someone is noticing all my movements. I prefer to have a bit more space and freedom to say what I want in my own time. I guess it's just lack of self-confidence really as I'd feel silly acting out the talking to parents type thing!

[saljuputih]

yup... gestalt therapy is a bit too intense. it is not recommended to those who have problems with emotions. better do client centered (carl rogers) techniques first, then only the therapist will guide u to do other (gestalt, REBT, etc) suitable techniques. besides.. it is also not recommended to do empty chair during the first session, where the client still having a lot of resistance with the therapist.

[anneliescuypers]

Indeed, good video. I do have a problem with the setup of the experiment (adressing his feelings to his parents + the hug). The experiment seems very artificial and not based on real awareness and not the least on mobilisation of energy. Fot those who were allready convinced: gestalttherapy is even better in reality!

[hollygrigsby]

cool, but why can't they sit normal instead of leaning into each other's face?

[ambotlangwui]

although the video displays the techniques used in geltalt, its so scripted. as if gestalt therapy is easy to do. can someone upload an unscripted session other than the one with perls?

[weaveamyweave08]

I have gone much further since September 2008 when I started to work with a Gestalt Therapist, then I have in 5 years of CBT Therapy. The want and need to know the "why's" of my ED, has always been really important to me. Along with NOT seperating myself from my feelings. Gestalt has really helped...so far! I HIGHLY recommend it.

[weaveamyweave08]

However, while watching the video....... at least for myself....... if it were only as easy as the "client" made it seem!

[EndorphinatingQueen]

Amazing video, really shows you how it's done. thumbs up

[GYSTCONSULTING]

Nice to see gestalt being used - CBT has it'slace, however, gestalt is great for really accessing emotion.

[fntime]

Can you get honest answers from a 'deluded

mind'. Most people think they have an explanation for their behavior, but very often

it is an answer,that prevents them from

facing a 'truth'that they're unable to cope

with.

Living in the past & future & ignoring the

present is the process of the 'egoistic driven mind'.Meditation is an excellent method of returning to the here & now &

also examining your delusions.Delusions of

a life time are built on multi illusion &

take time to correct.

[philiptong81]

I'm studying gestalt therapy right now. Its great to see it in action and out of the textbook. A whole of difference. thanks for the video.

[parv100]

Fantastic. Excellent summation of this therapy.

[martyhk0]

its Matt Damen!

[mrpossibilities]

LOL! I was thinking the same thing! I was suddenly reminded of that scene from Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams tells him "It's not your fault" until he reaches a catharsis

[jeshashe]

that was superb, indeed very helpful too for my postgrad project

[owwkiee]

two thumps up.thx for uploading.

[jorgeortizcastro]

I am gestalt practitioner, I love your video.

Perhaps you want to share other Perls momentum.

thank you

[nevzat1055]

i need lyrics please add it

[oldpink7]

Hi, my name is Fernando and I'm a Longhorn majoring in Psychology and RTF. I would really appreciate if somene related to the production of this video gets in touch with me for a school project. Thanks!

[musicalmommie]

Very clever usage of gestalt techniques! I really enjoyed it!

"Hook 'em!"

Angela

[arock2]

This is a super demo of gestalt therapy and very useful tool for teaching some of the key principles.. Creative and realistic