In Gestalt therapy, the relationship between the client and the therapist is decisive for the successful treatment of problems with which the client comes to a therapy practice. Thereby emerging conflicts are the substance of the therapy process. Gestalt therapy sees existing psychological conflicts as a result of contact disruptions , which were (mostly) adapted in childhood for social adjustment. Therapy is about becoming aware of and experiencing how these adaptation strategies nowadays contribute to the client not feeling their own needs and misconceive themselves.

 

Since the therapist sees herself as a supporter "at eye level" (and not as a producer of changes in the client), targeted interventions and exercises are offered that invite creative experimentation and promote self-efficacy and personal responsibility through awareness. The aim of the therapy is that the client comes into holistic change processes and can correct and replace old patterns and views.