The Personnel and Guidance Journal

To Change, Be Yourself: An Illustration of Paradox in Gestalt Therapy

Lorrie Peterson ; Robert Melcher
Gestalt psychotherapyResearchCase seriesEnglish
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Abstracts

Gestalt therapy emphasizes contact with unwanted and disowned aspects of the self. The use of a therapeutic exercise based on paradoxical intent within the framework of Gestalt therapy is described, illustrating its effectiveness by one client's account of the exercise.

Journal
The Personnel and Guidance Journal
Author
Publisher
The Personnel and Guidance Journal
Year of Publication
1981
Volume
60
Issue
2
Number of Pages
101-103,
ISSN Number
0031-5737
DOI
10.1002/j.2164-4918.1981.tb00651.x

APA citation

Peterson, L., & Melcher, R. (1981). To Change, Be Yourself: An Illustration of Paradox in Gestalt Therapy. The Personnel And Guidance Journal, 60(2), 101-103, . https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2164-4918.1981.tb00651.x