Introduction by Jean-Marie Robine In the early years of Gestalt Therapy in France, that is, the late 70’s and 80’s, it was only Fritz Perls’ so-called California style that was known, published and practiced. Some also knew of the work of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, mostly though the Polsters’ book. During my own years […]

Dan Bloom May 6, 2017 Unitarian Universalist Church of the Catskills Kingston, NY Stephanie, Beth, Reed, Isabelle, Sadie, Otto, Carla, Ken — my heart to yours — Thank you for this opportunity to participate in memorial in this way. Karen Humphrey. She could have been arrogant; But she wasn’t. She surely had the authority, the […]

Excerpted from Michael Vincent Miller’s presentation FEAR of the OTHER Oct. 24, 2015 First of all, it needs to be acknowledged much more emphatically that as a rule the patient fears the therapist, and the therapist fears the patient. Otherwise why have they both so often resorted to ways of denying the other’s full humanity […]

Excerpted from Joseph De Paula My presentation on Zen and Taoist influences on Gestalt Therapy will entail both experiential and didactic components that will be interwoven into the program with interactive practical exercises. In my early Gestalt education and training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia from 2003 to 2006, I […]