The History, Theory and Community of Gestalt Therapy

Exploring the New York Institute
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-03-228372-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Reihe: The Gestalt Therapy Book Series

This book tells the story of the community at the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy (NYIGT) as it evolved in connection with the highly regarded theory it produced, examining some important turning points for the institute spanning the period from the early 1970s until 2020 and describing the more large-scale changes the community underwent.

Through chronologically ordered chapters, the history of the NYIGT is written in a documentary-style narrative complete with the voices of contemporary witnesses embedded into the storyline. The book explores the aggressiveness during community meetings that the institute was once known for, how the LGBTQIA community shaped the institute from the beginning, what changed when the institute began to be run democratically, its feminist revolution, as well as recent developments and the institute’s current group processes.

This historically rich work is essential reading for Gestalt therapists, other professionals interested in Gestalt approaches, and readers interested in the history of Gestalt therapy.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mikolasek, Vaclav

Mikolášek, Václav

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Dan Bloom Introduction 1. Aggressive Attitude 2. The NYIGT and the LGBT+ Community 3. Democratization of the Institute 4. The Women’s Caucus 5. Internationality Conclusion Afterword by Adam Weitz

Über Autor(innen)

Václav Mikolášek was born in 1983 in Prague. He graduated in computer science before moving to Vienna where he studied psychotherapy at the Sigmund Freud University. He lives in Vienna and works as a psychotherapist.