Gestalt therapy

Repetition and exaggeration . If there is repetition such as the example of the client tapping their feet on the ground, the therapist would get them to exaggerate the movement and talk about feelings that come up. This in turn focuses on the emotion and should help to release the blocked awareness. .

• Repetition and exaggeration . If there is repetition such as the example of the client tapping their feet on the ground, the therapist would get them to exaggerate the movement and talk about feelings that come up. This in turn focuses on the emotion and should help to release the blocked awareness. .
• Confusion The technique of dealing with confusion of the client is about drawing attention to the client's hesitation in talking about something unpleasant. The hesitation can be shown through avoidance, blanking out, verbalism and fantasy. By drawing attention to the hesitation, it creates self-awareness for the client and allows the client to work through the issue.

APPLICATIONS

--It can be applied as a long-term therapy or as a brief and focused approach. --Originally Gestalt Therapy was predominantly used to treat individuals who were anxious and depressed and who were not showing serious pathological symptoms. --Personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder. --Managing tension --Addiction --post-traumatic stress --t is also effective in counseling groups, couples, and families. .

--Overall, people who participate in gestalt therapy tend to feel more self-confident, calm and at peace with themselves

STRENGTHS

--There is empirical research to support Gestalt Therapy and its techniques. --Gestalt Therapy is equal to or greater than other therapies in treating various disorders, Gestalt Therapy has a beneficial impact with personality disorders, and the effects of therapy are stable. --Works with the past by making it relevant to the present. -Versatile and flexible in its approach to therapy. It has many techniques and may be applied to different therapeutic issues.

WEAKNESSES

•For Gestalt Therapy to be effective, the therapist must have a high level of personal development.

•Effectiveness of the confronting and theatrical techniques of Gestalt Therapy is limited and has not been well established. •It has been considered to be a self-centered approach which is concerned with just individual development.

•Potential danger for therapists to abuse the power they have with clients (Corey, 2005).

•Lacks a strong theoretical base.

•Deals only with the here and now.. •Does not deal with diagnosis and testing.