Gestalt focuses on the here and now of the individual and not on their past. It seeks to make the person aware of what is happening inside them at every moment, to take responsibility and accept it. This way, they also become aware of their power to change it.

The basic assumption is that life happens now and if you live with your whole being in the present you can take responsibility for your thoughts and actions and make changes based on that awareness.
Personality is viewed as a dynamic set of aspects of the person which interact with each other. According to Gestalt, our problems come from the incomplete integration of some of our aspects into the whole of our Self. Among the techniques Gestalt uses to enhance this process of integration are “the empty chair” and dream work.

Panagiota Kypraiou MSc Health Psychology, MBPsS - Body & Gestalt Psychotherapist (ECP) - Body Psychotherapy Supervisor - Parents' Education Groups Coordinator https://www.psychotherapeia.net.gr