011: An introduction to Gestalt therapy (part 1)
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This is part one of an introduction to Gestalt therapy, I am not sure yet how many episodes I will devote explicitly to the theory behind gestalt, but as it is an important part of my life, we will surely revisit it many times. As I am training in Gestalt therapy at the moment, this is a great opportunity for me to try and consolidate what I have learnt by presenting it here.  Sources reading:  Gestalt therapy, excitement and growth in the human personality by Fritz Perls, Paul Goodman and Ralph Hefferline. Grass unter meinen Füssen by Bruno-Paul de Rock. Gestalt and Process, clinical diagnosis in gestalt therapy, a field guide by Hans Peter Dreitzel. If you would like to contact me directly, please write me an email to [email protected] Presentation and production - Orí Harmelin Bumper music - The tallest of Orders by Simon MacHale Check out Simon's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/71OkM6qFs6Xmc1hlOjXgIl?si=bFReoX_LSKS5EHXo4AJPlg On Bandcamp: https://simonmachale.bandcamp.com And on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVi-A_N20DbM-GIdw50THPQ A big thank you to Daniel Shafrir for his help and support in creating this content, for this episode and for all other episodes.  
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