Abstract

QUEIROZ*, Edilza Wanderleia da Silva. The Construction of the Therapeutic Link: a reflection from the Gestalt perspective. IGT rede [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.26, pp. 109-126. ISSN 1807-2526.

The present article seeks to promote a reflection on the construction of the therapeutic bond in the initial sessions of the process of group therapy, emphasizing the importance of the same for this purpose. Some elements are addressed, among many others, to be observed by the psychologist in this stage of therapeutic work. Subtopics are discussed as: the contract, the therapeutic posture, the therapeutic presence, the phenomenological posture and the valuation of the potential of the client. Finally, in the final considerations, comments are made on the performance of the psychologist in working with groups.

Keywords : Group psychotherapy;; Therapeutic relationship; Therapeutic link; Gestalt therapy.

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