Gestalt Therapy

Gestalt is my foundational theory that aligns with my views of human nature and counseling. I lean to the side of relational, nondirective gestalt therapy that utilizes dialogue and talk, rather than the popularized gestalt techniques. I am a gestalt nerd and love counseling gestalt therapists.

I have trained extensively with many of the pioneers of Gestalt Therapy.

I love Gestalt therapy because I do people that people are more than the sum of their parts. I like how it can help increase awareness of the present moment, and I use a lot of parts work to explore sides of the client that may be less frequently visible. I also use some Internal Family System ideas that are based on Gestalt parts work to help clients be in deeper relationship with themselves and their inner motivations.

I have a passion for gestalt psychotherapy.

As a Gestalt therapist, I help individuals gain deeper self-awareness and personal growth. By focusing on the present moment and exploring your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, we can work together to overcome challenges and live more authentically. My approach emphasizes holistic healing, empowering you to take responsibility for your choices and create meaningful change.

Sometimes just talking about a problem doesn't quite get the job done. By engaging in "safe experiments" in session, Gestalt therapy helps us to release ourselves from the bondage of old emotional wounds.

Gestalt therapy is oriented around building awareness: of ourselves, of our thoughts & behaviors, of our choices, and of our physical systems that are constantly sending us invaluable data about our experiences. Through the gestalt process, clients learn to become more aware of how their own negative thought patterns and behaviors are blocking true self-awareness.

I offer Gestalt therapy, a collaborative approach that helps you explore how you relate to yourself and others. Rather than just talking about your experiences, we focus on what’s happening for you in the present. Your feelings, reactions, and body sensations will all be explored. This process encourages self-awareness and empowers you to make meaningful changes. It’s a space to reconnect with yourself, uncover patterns, and move toward a more grounded and authentic life.

With this approach, we will work together to focus on your experience in the present moment.

I trained in Gestalt therapy at the Church Street Integral Counseling Center in San Francisco, with Gieve Patel and Debbie Stone. This approach incorporates mindfulness of one's own moment-to-moment experience with a belief in the individual's ability to act out of this awareness of self.

To me, Gestalt therapy means being aware of what's alive in the present moment, and attending to that. Clients don't need to prepare anything for session, because there is always something happening in the mind and body to be curious about or just be with. I also invite experimentation into our sessions to explore and have new experiences, often through art or somatic movement.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the here and now. We explore what feels alive for you in the here and now and use that as a launching pad for where you would like to go. Body sensations, thoughts and feelings inform the process of discovering what choices you have as you move forward.

Gestalt is a type of parts work therapy, which means we see the human psyche as a combination of different parts that sometimes have quite different feelings and needs. Parts work can be incredibly helpful when we conceptualize inner conflict, and can help bring compassion to parts that hold challenging or outdated beliefs about ourselves, others or the world. I use Gestalt therapy to support my clients in growing awareness and understanding of our complexity as human beings.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the present moment. It emphasizes self-awareness, personal responsibility, and the therapeutic relationship. By exploring thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in the here and now, Gestalt therapy helps clients become more aware of unresolved issues and unexpressed emotions, facilitating growth and healing. We explore what feels alive for you in the present moment and use that aliveness as a launching pad for where you would like to go.

Gestalt therapy serves as a guide in my sessions, emphasizing self-awareness, the present-moment experiences, and the emotions that emerge during therapy. Attention is also given to the therapeutic process itself and the therapeutic relationship. By examining these emotions and recurring patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and relationships, we cultivate authenticity and empowerment. This method encourages a deeper, more compassionate connection to yourself, fostering curiosity and understanding.

I use a Gestalt therapy framework to help clients focus on the 'here and now,' bringing awareness to their present moment experience. Through this process, we explore the awareness continuum, noticing thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations as they arise. This approach fosters greater self-awareness and empowers clients to recognize patterns, deepen their understanding of themselves, and make more conscious choices in their lives.

I focus on the here and now, understanding the past exists, but not allowing the to define your future.

Gestalt Therapy is all about our whole sense of self. That whole self encounters a whole world and that brings on a whole host of difficulties. Being able to understand that dialogue that is always going on within and without our selves can be helpful to increase our satisfaction with ourselves