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Assignment:

Gestalt Techniques and Procedures

According to Corey (2017), "Gestalt therapy is an existential, phenomenological approach" to psychotherapy. Corey states that the theory is based on the premise that individuals in therapy can only be understood within the context of their environment. The client's experiences and issues are comprehended through what is happening within the present moment during therapy. Consequently, the goal for clients is to expand their awareness of what they are experiencing during therapy. Gestalt therapists are interested in how people behave in the present moment rather than why they behave like they do. Gestalt therapy is also rich in therapeutic techniques and procedures. Please note in particular the Gestalt therapy interventions In this unit's studies. Many contemporary psychotherapists integrate Gestalt techniques, such as those you will learn about in this unit, into their client sessions.

For this discussion, think about the different therapeutic techniques and procedures used in Gestalt therapy and develop an "experiment" based on the concepts and principles of Gestalt therapy. In your post, include the following:

• Briefly discuss the differences in Gestalt-type "exercises" and "experiments."
• Think of a situation you may encounter during counseling with the client. For instance, a client tells you about a troubling relationship with a significant other or parent, problems at work, depression and anxiety symptoms and issues, aches and pains, et cetera. Briefly describe the client and issue.
• Next, generate a Gestalt-type experiment you might use with this client. Describe how the experiment you created is based on concepts and principles of Gestalt.