Abstract

SANTOS, Manoel Antônio dos; SILVA, Patrícia Francielly Araújo Lara; NASCIMENTO, Lucila Castanheira  and  FARINHA, Marciana Gonçalves. Gestalt psychotherapy: a reflective look at the therapeutic model. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.2, pp. 357-386. ISSN 0103-5665.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33208/PC1980-5438v0032n02A08.

Given the relevance of Gestalt-Therapy (GT) to the current scenario of Psychology, this study presents some theoretical reflections on the philosophical and theoretical-epistemological foundations that support this approach. Through a brief historical retrospective, the study locates the emergence of the approach in a scenario then dominated by the psychoanalytic and behavioral perspectives. Next, the theoretical-epistemological foundations that support and guide GT interventions are addressed. Conceptual discourse is then discussed about the therapeutic model of GT, focusing on the analysis of concepts such as here-now, awareness, and contact boundaries. The last part is devoted to the consideration of critical notes and limitations of GT. From the reflections developed, it is understood that the therapeutic intervention in GT privileges the present experience and its function is to restore the contact, using to that end the dialogical relation. In the Gestalt approach, the individual is considered a provisional being, which is under permanent construction, based on the relationships established. These relations accompany the movement of unfinishedness, inherent to the human condition, and the eternal reconstruction that characterizes becoming human. Finally, it is shown that the GT brings together a collection that contributes significantly not only to the psychotherapeutic clinic, but also to the advancement of psychological knowledge.

Keywords : Gestalt therapy; psychotherapy; psychotherapeutic processes; psychology and philosophy; contact.

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