Bio
Jan Roubal, MD, PhD, is a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, supervisor and psychotherapy trainer. He teaches psychotherapy at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, where he also participates in the work of the Center for Psychotherapy Research. He is chairing the EAGT Research Committee.
He founded and leads a Training in Gestalt Therapy (www.gestaltstudia.cz) and a Traning in Psychotherapy Integration (www.psychoterapie-integrace.cz). He publishes texts mostly on psychotherapy in clinical practice and has co-edited two books: a Czech publication „Current Psychotherapy“ (Portal, 2010) and an international publication „Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact“ (FrancoAngeli, 2013). Contact: jan.roubal.cz@gmail.com
Selected publications in English:
ROUBAL, Jan a Tomáš ŘIHÁČEK. Therapists’ in-session experiences with depressive clients: A grounded theory. Psychotherapy Research, Oxford University Press, 2014, 6, ISSN 1050-3307. URL info
KOSTÍNKOVÁ, Jana a Jan ROUBAL. Forming an Integrative Training Concept: A Case Study of the Trainingin Psychotherapy Integration. European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy, 2015, 8, 32-54. ISSN 1756-7599.
FRANCESETTI, Gianni, Michela GECELE a Jan ROUBAL. Gestalt Therapy Approach to Psychopathology. In Francesetti G., Gecele M., Roubal J.. Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2013, 59-76, Gestalt Therapy Book Series. ISBN 978-88-204-2072-7.
ROUBAL, Jan, Michela GECELA a Gianni FRANCESETTI. Gestalt Therapy Approach to Diagnosis. In Francesetti G., Gecele M., Roubal J.. Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2013., 79-106, Gestalt Therapy Book Series. ISBN 978-88-204-2072-7.
ROUBAL, Jan a Elena KŘIVKOVÁ. Combination of Gestalt Therapy and Psychiatric Medication. In Francesetti G., Gecele M., Roubal J.. Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2013, 161-183. Gestalt Therapy Book Series. ISBN 978-88-204-2072-7.
FRANCESETTI, Gianni a Jan ROUBAL. Gestalt Therapy Approach to Depressive Experiences. In Francesetti G., Gecele M., Roubal J.. Gestalt Therapy in Clinical Practice. From Psychopathology to the Aesthetics of Contact. 1. vyd. Milano: FrancoAngeli, 2013, 433-459. Gestalt Therapy Book Series. ISBN 978-88-204-2072-7.
ROUBAL, Jan. The Three Perspectives Diagnostic Model: How Can Diagnostics Be Used In The Gestalt Approach And In Psychiatry Without An Unproductive Competition. Gestalt Journal of Australia & New Zealand, 2012, 8, 2, 21-53. ISSN 1834-5298.
ROUBAL, Jan. Experiment: A Creative Phenomenon of the Field. Gestalt Review, USA: Gestalt International Study Center, 2009, 13, 3, 263-276. ISSN 1084-8657.