Feedback in gestalt therapy

and in gestalt therapy training

By Hanne Hostrup

Published in “Matrix”, No. 2, 2007

(translation Dorte Silver)

The concept of feedback is essential in gestalt therapy due to its theoretical and methodological basis in existentialist phenomenology and the understanding of self-regulation in gestalt psychology. A distinction is made here between professional feedback and the feedback that occurs on an ongoing basis in everyday contact, and the myths and misunderstandings that exist about giving feedback are outlined and addressed. The article explains how and why professional feedback must be part of training in every stage of gestalt therapy education

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Feedback in gestalt therapy