List of Figure and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Grounding Work Involving Two Clients 1. An Orientation to Contemporary Gestalt Therapy 2. An Orientation to Gestalt-Based Coaching 3. Contacting, the Satisfaction of Interest, and Positive Psychology 4. Related Subjects and Issues Part II: Attending to Specific Aspects of the Situation 5. It’s Never About Just One Person 6. It’s Often About the Feedback Loop of Mutual Interpretation 7. Turning Around Destructive, Reactive, and Counterproductive Communication 8. Accounting for the Influence of Past Experience 9. Overcoming the Trauma of Infidelity 10. When Asymmetric Relationships Work–And When They Don’t 11. Using Emotional Processing to Strengthen Relationship 12. Volition and Motivation 13. Sexuality and Sexual Dynamics 14. Limits and Boundary Dynamics 15. Spirituality 16. Dyads Within Teams, Families, and Organizations Part III: General Strategies for the Therapist and/or Coach 17. Referring to Research Literature 18. Assimilating Coaching Into Psychotherapy 19. Assimilating Psychology Into Coaching Conclusion Index
Philip Brownell, MDiv, PCC, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Idaho and North Carolina, certified professional coach (International Coach Federation), certified gestalt therapist (European Association for Gestalt Therapy), and ordained clergyman. He is also codirector of the Portland Gestalt Therapy Training Institute and staff psychologist at Family Health Services, a patient-centered medical home offering integrated health care to communities in southern Idaho. Dr. Brownell is a writer, editor, and leader in the global movement for research in gestalt therapy, and a frequent conference presenter.
"This book is an original contribution that focuses on a specific
topic: the support for dyadic relationships, both from the
perspective of coaching and of psychotherapy. It is a bright
journey that refreshes the basis of Gestalt therapy theory and
practice. Philip Brownell is not only deeply rooted in the
theoretical explorations but also in the ongoing dialogue that is
developing in the international community of researchers and
practitioners. The live examples and vignettes are particularly
helpful in clarifying the differences between coaching and
therapy."
Gianni Francesetti, Gestalt Therapy Trainer, Istituto di Gestalt
HCC Italy, Associate Member, New York Institute for Gestalt
Therapy"Philip Brownell is a major contributor to gestalt therapy.
Here he describes, in a practical way, how this relational approach
can be applied to the context of two-person relationships to
transform the conventional individualistic paradigm. Scientific and
philosophical issues are presented in a conversational style,
including personal reflections. The reader is drawn into a journey
where the contents are integrated with a "something more", which
helps to see your own relationships with a transcendent eye."
Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb, Director, Istituto di Gestalt HCC
Italy"This book by a master gestalt therapist uniquely integrates
relational contemporary gestalt therapy with both couples
counseling and the specific skills of coaching. The breadth of his
study includes philosophy, spirituality, and psychology. This
results in a synergy that intensifies our understanding of these
approaches and opens doors to new considerations of relationality.
"
Dan Bloom, JD, LCSW, psychotherapist, faculty, New York Institute
for Gestalt Therapy
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