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What is the purpose of emotion?

Every theoretical system has its biases, and gestalt is no exception. Along with gestalt's bias towards here and now experience, gestalt also has a bias towards emotion and feeling. There is a general wisdom in gestalt that emotions are Good Things, and that feeling one's emotions is better than not feeling them. Whilst I agree with…

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Resistance is fertile

Resistance is fertile

At the heart of every course of therapy sits a struggle between change and resistance. Traditionally, the therapist is seen as an agent of change. In this view, it is the therapist's job to help bring about change, be that the explicitly desired change of the client, or an unwanted albeit necessary change. In gestalt therapy, this…

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