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LUCZINSKI, Giovana Fagundes et al. Gestalt Therapy and Female Empowerment in the Therapeutic Relationship: Reverberations from Psychotherapy among Women. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.19, n.spe, pp.947-963. ISSN 1808-4281.

This article aims to share possible reflections about the therapeutic relationship, within the gestalt approach, in the process of female empowerment in psychotherapy. Considering the relational emphasis given by the theoretical proposal of Gestalt-therapy, this text emerges from the authors' experiences in their psychology offices, reflecting about the impact of the encounters. In this context, a careful listening reveals that the reflexes of patriarchal culture are notorious in the demands brought by women who reach the therapeutic setting. From dissatisfaction with one's body to doubts about professional choice; from marital relationships to (or not) experiences of motherhood, among other issues, we observe the demands of a chauvinistic society echoing over female bodies that, frequently, are unable to cope with the "you should / shouldn't" and get sick. Contrary to the "shoulds", Gestalt-therapy instructs us, through the therapeutic relationship, to seek with each woman their own way of existing, recognizing their needs and constructing ways to take care of them. Thus, we witness unique movements of female empowerment that can collectively reverberate in the contexts in which these women stand for themselves and meet other people.

Palavras-chave : gestalt therapy; female empowerment; therapeutic relationship.

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