An Introduction to Gestalt
- Charlotte Sills - Metanoia Institute and Ashridge College
- Phil Lapworth - Private Practice
- Billy Desmond
A Each chapter contains case examples from the therapeutic world and a 'running case study' featuring ongoing coaching work moves throughout the book, with diagrams and lists for further reading making this the ideal text for use in training. The accessible, engaging writing style will appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates alike.
Charlotte Sills is a practitioner and supervisor in private practice, a tutor at Metanoia Institute and a tutor and supervisor of coaching at Ashridge CollegeBusiness School. She is the author or co-author of many books and articles on therapeutic work.
Phil Lapworth is a counsellor, psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice near Bath and has written extensively in the field of counselling and psychotherapy.
Billy Desmond is a Gestalt psychotherapist, executive coach and organisational development consultant. He is a member of Ashridge College and a Programme Director of Partnering and Consulting in ChangeHead of the Gestalt Department at Metanoia Insititute, and tutor and consultant at Ashridge Business School.
'This is an extremely clear and accessible introduction for students of counselling, as well as an increasing number of coaches and organisation consultants. The authors have succeeded not only in setting out the core principles of a Gestalt orientation, but bring these to life with case examples of Gestalt 'in use' -
Simon Cavicchia is an APECS Accredited Executive Coach, UK registered Gestalt Psychotherapist and Joint Programme Leader MSc in Coaching Psychology
'As the authors mentioned, Gestalt is nowadays - and in fact, has always been - a vibrating mix of practical ideas, psychological concepts and philosophical movements - ranging from theory of perception, through phenomenology and existentialism to Zen Buddhism. Authors kept very well with this tradition. [...] At the very end of the book you can find practical templates for working with clients - ready to use! Also additional readings after almost every chapter provide useful resource for further exploration of the key Gestalt themes. I highly recommend An Introduction to Gestalt as useful and inspirational toolbox for both coaches and therapists'
An introduction does not do this publication justice! It is so much more than what I would expect of an introduction. The theory is well presented, clearly explained and thorough.
This book is ideally suited to anyone in counselling training, it is a good resource for those working on personal development. The example and the case studies and the verbatim interactions between therapist and client give the reader an indication of how the theory is applied.
An excellent introduction to Gestalt Therapy. Explanations are clear and easy to understand and the personal illustrations and examples from the author are very helpful.
This is a useful book for students to read and get a considered insight into Gestalt Theory. We encourage all our students to take an integrated approach, so although we mainly teach person-centred, CBT and Psychodynamic theory to have additional. concise knowledge about another theory has benefitted them.
Whilst i quite like the book I dont think it is for all students. Some students i have recently worked with on the learning disability BSc have found it very interesting however, as they spend time examining their own values/attidtudes/belief systems and obviously self-awareness is crucial for the delivery of holistic person-centred care. I will comment on the book further when i have had the opportunity to use it more.
An easy to read and informative introduction to Gestalt Therapy
This book introduces and explores the fundamental concepts of Gestalt counselling. The book links theory and practice well. It enables students and practitioners interested in learning more about Gestalt theory to explore the application of theory in practice. A range of examples of helping conversations, case examples, diagrams and further reading lists reading different contexts make this book accessible to undergraduates, postgraduates and seasoned practitioners alike.
I have recommended this text to our programme leader for the Post Grad Cert in Child Adolescent.
This text is also suitable for our Humanistic Approaches in first year.
