Being a Psychotherapist I am frequently asked\n\u2018What is Psychotherapy and who is it for?\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a nutshell Psychotherapy is a type of\npsychological treatment which involves a professional therapist using a range\nof techniques to help clients overcome unresolved issues, gain insight and\nachieve personal growth. Psychotherapy is for anyone who has an unresolved\nproblem that they no longer feel they have the resources to overcome. It is\nentirely normal to sometimes feel confused, anxious, stuck or challenged by a\nsituation, relationship or the direction of your life and no longer know how to\nmove forward. This is when Psychotherapy may be of help to you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are five categories of Psychotherapy\nand Gestalt Psychotherapy, which I am trained in falls under the\nexistential\/humanistic category and was developed in the 1940\u2019s and 1950\u2019s by\nFritz Perls, Laura Perls and Paul Goodman. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Primarily Gestalt Psychotherapy focuses on\nexploring an individual\u2019s emotional experience, patterns of relating and\nbehaviour within their personal and social relationships in the \u2018here and now\u2019\nof the therapeutic setting. Whilst Gestalt therapy does not ignore the story of\nthe client, it is in \u2018how\u2019 the client relates to their story that is of\ninterest to the Gestalt therapist. Humans need to make meaning in order to\nunderstand and ease confusion. How you make meaning around your life story or\nwhat has happened to you can either serve you or not serve you. Thus, Gestalt\ntherapy facilitates clients to build awareness around their own experience of\nwhat is happening for them and supports clients to stay close to their own\nexperience\/feelings, in order for them to become familiar with what they are\ndoing and how it may or may not be serving them in their life. Once the client\nbecomes more aware of their own way of being in the world the client may begin\nto choose to do things differently, first within the safety of the therapeutic\nrelationship, than as appropriate, in the outside world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently Neuroscience discovered that a\nrelationship with someone who can supply support and understanding reshapes a\nperson\u2019s neurological possibilities. That is, with the right supportive\nenvironment, self acceptance and change is possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learning to love, accept and be comfortable with\nall aspects of who you are today, is an important first step in change which\nleads to greater choice in life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarah Bergman\nprovides counselling through the practice of Gestalt Psychotherapy at her Tweed\nPractice. Visit www.counsellingonthecoast.com.au<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Being a Psychotherapist I am frequently asked \u2018What is Psychotherapy and who is it for?\u2019 In a nutshell Psychotherapy is a type of psychological treatment which involves a professional therapist using a range of techniques to help clients overcome unresolved issues, gain insight and achieve personal growth. Psychotherapy is for anyone who has an unresolved…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n