Table of Contents

Tudor, Preface. Bar-Yoseph Levine, Introduction. Levin, Bar-Yoseph Levine, Gestalt in the New Age. Polster, Flexibility in Theory Formation: Point and Counterpoint. Bowman, Reconsidering Holism in Gestalt Therapy: A Bridge Too Far? Clemmens, The Interactive Field: Gestalt Therapy as an Embodied Relational Dialogue. Bandín, Personality: Co-creating a Dynamic Symphony. Jacobs, Critiquing Projection: Supporting Dialogue in a Post Cartesian World. Bloom, Sensing Animals/Knowing Persons: A Challenge to Some Basic Ideas in Gestalt Therapy. Philippson, Mind and Matter: The Implications of Neuroscience Research for Gestalt Psychotherapy. Brownell, Spirituality in Gestalt Therapy. Sapriel, Creating an Embodied, Authentic Self: Integrating Mindfulness with Psychotherapy when Working with Trauma. Yontef, The Four Relationships of Gestalt Therapy Couples Work. O'Neill, Gestalt Family Therapy – A Field Perspective. Gaffney, A Neo-Lewinian Perspective on Gestalt Group Facilitation. Knijff, Awareness Instead of Rules: Gestalt Ethics. Lichtenberg, Culture Change – Conversations Concerning Political/Religious Differences.

Preface, Tudor. Introduction, Levine. Gestalt in the new age, Levin and Levine. Flexibility in Theory Formation: Point and Counterpoint, Polster. Reconsidering Holism in Gestalt Therapy: A Bridge Too Far?, Bowman. The Interactive Field: Gestalt therapy as an embodied relational dialogue, Clemmens. Personality: Co-Creating a Dynamic Symphony, Bandin. Critiquing Projection: Supporting Dialogue in a Post Cartesian World, Jacobs. Sensing Animals/Knowing Persons: A Challenge to Some Basic Ideas in Gestalt Therapy, Bloom. Mind and Matter: The implications of Neuroscience Research for Gestalt Psychotherapy, Philippson. Spirituality in Gestalt Therapy. Brownell. Creating an Embodied, Authentic Self: Integrating mindfulness with psychotherapy when working with trauma, Sapriel. The Four Relationships of Gestalt Therapy Couples Work, Yontef. Gestalt Family Therapy -- A Field Perspective, O'Neill. A Neo-Lewinian Perspective on Gestalt Group Facilitation, Gaffney. Awareness instead of rules: Gestalt ethics, Knijff. Culture Change -- Conversations Concerning Political/Religious Differences, Lichtenberg.

About the Author

Talia Bar-Yoseph Levine B.A., M.A. (Hons.), D. Psych. is a co-founder of the Jerusalem Gestalt Institute; pastahead of the M.Sc. programme in Gestalt psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute, London; registered clinical psychologist since 1981. Talia is a business consultant in Israel, Europe, USA and Asia and an international trainer. She has published numerous journal essays and is a member of the IPA (Israeli Psychological Association).

Reviews

"Gestalt Therapy: Advances in Theory and Practice is a comprehensive and thoughtful exploration of Gestalt theory and practice written by a diverse group of contemporary thinkers. This collection is a brave and honest examination of Gestalt therapy which seems to fulfill the editor's wish to take the 'now' into the 'next'." - Teresa Siegle Prevatte, The Professional Counselor Journal, March 2012"This book invites us to move away from some of the Gestalt principles as we know them. It presents many challenges to our existing concepts and I believe brings
up to date our understanding on philosophy, field theory, and a revision of some of our founding concepts to include neuroscience, embodiment, and a move toward a group approach to therapy. I enjoyed reading this book and am sure it will have a great impact on many clinicians as they review their practice." - Bill Waistell, British Gestalt Journal, Spring 2012