Gestalt therapy is also called 'therapy of the obvious'. I work with what happens in the 'here and now'. Whatever is hindering you in your life, will most likely mirror itself in the therapy room together with me.

The here and now often contains aspects from the past. Some of these aspects can enrich our lives, and others can weigh us down. I am trained to notice how we human beings have adjusted ourselves to difficult situations, and to see whether these adjustments have gotten stuck in the present. Raising our awareness of why we do things gives us a choice. We can now choose to do things differently.

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It's often in relation that people get hurt, and it is in relation that we can heal again. Gestalt therapy focuses on how we regulate in relationships, and how we shape in relation. The therapeutic relationship is a safe space to explore, and practice new ways of being. I'm there to notice when I can challenge you, and to support you in that which comes up. I recognise that it can be scary to look at ourselves or to do things in a new way. Know that you are always in control. In gestalt therapy the therapist and the client are equals. I respect you in how you want to shape your therapy sessions with me. 

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​​​Compassionate Inquiry is a therapeutic approach created by Dr. Gabor Maté. This approach gently releases the layers of (childhood-) trauma and suppressed emotion embedded in the body.

When you perceive the therapeutic relationship as a safe container, compassion and curiosity will allow you to examine the impact of the traumatic events that happened to you. You could recognise faulty beliefs you might have internalised, and feel the emotions you suppressed. This contributes to the healing process.  

 

Dr. Gabor Maté focuses less on the origins of trauma and more on its impact in the present moment. He also focuses on the importance of connection and relationships in the healing process.

I believe compassionate inquiry is a great addition to gestalt therapy.

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