A Gestalt Therapist's Perspective on Therapeutic Inquiry
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v32i118.484Keywords:
attitude, inquiry, gestalt therapy, integrative psychotherapy, respectAbstract
It is of utmost importance that the therapist shows interest, respect, involvement, and availability by and for the client, during the process of inquiry into his/her history and phenomenological experience. Therefore, the therapist has to avoid interpretations, judgments and prejudices, and critical confrontations regarding the person’s responses and ways of being. It is a process to get to know the story and at the same time to attune to the client’s rhythm, affects, developmental aspects, and relational needs. In this way, a bond endowed with security and validation that allows discovering how the client establishes contact with himself/herself and with others is created. In summary, this attitude taken with an ongoing awareness by the therapist is relevant in the inquiry process so that it becomes a gateway to repair psychological damage.
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