Deliberateness and spontaneity in Gestalt therapy practice

Abstract

Abstract: The present work aims to describe the different ways of acting in Gestalt therapy. The author distinguishes two activities, one deliberate and the other spontaneous. Within deliberate therapeutic activity he further distinguishes work on the individual and work on the relationship. Both classical Gestalt therapy and the relational orientation that Gestalt therapy has developed today encompass deliberate and spontaneous therapy action. The two perspectives are not irreconcilable, but complementary, integrating each other. Keywords: subjectivity, relationship, field, deliberateness, spontaneity, meeting.