The power of the immediate moment in gestalt therapy

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-23

  Yontef, Gary ^a,b  

^a Pacific Gestalt Institute ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Dialogue; Gestalt therapy; Present moment; Self acceptance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CONFLICT; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST;

EID: 33947509819     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-006-9030-0     Document Type: Article

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2. Gendlin, E. (1981). Focusing. New York: Bantam Books. "Six Steps," a very useful excerpt, can be downloaded at http://www.focusing. org/sixsteps.html.
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