Skills in Gestalt Counselling & Psychotherapy - Paperback

by Phil Joyce (Author), Charlotte Sills (Author)

This practical guide to the gestalt approach has successfully introduced thousands of trainee therapists to the essential skills needed in gestalt practice. The authors offer practical guidance on the entire process of therapy including setting up the therapeutic session, creating a working alliance, assessment and treatment direction, managing risk, supervision, adopting a research approach, and managing difficult encounters.

The Fourth Edition has been updated to include:

• Some implications of working in the twenty-first century, including working virtually
• Updated content on trauma
• An enhanced discussion of mindfulness and awareness
• New case examples and exercises
• Updated references and further reading

Author Biography

Phil Joyce is a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a BACP senior accredited supervisor in private practice. He works in West London as a trainer, supervisor, psychotherapist and consultant He was formerly an approved psychiatric social worker in London and has considerable experience of multidisciplinary teams in mental health. He has been a primary tutor on the MSc course in Gestalt Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institute for over 15 years, and has given many gestalt presentations at international conferences over the last 15 years during that time. He specializes in trauma treatment and is an accredited EMDR Supervisor and Consultant. His other abiding interest is in the transpersonal dimensions of human experience.

Charlotte Sills is a UKCP registered integrative psychotherapist in private practice and a supervisor, coach, trainer and consultant in a variety of settings. She has been working in the field of psychological therapies since 1979 and is a BACP senior accredited supervisor and a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst. Until 2007 she was also part of the Leadership Team at Metanoia Institute. One of her strong interests is in the interface between therapy and coaching and she is a member of faculty of the Masters in Executive Coaching and Professor of Coaching at Ashridge Hult Business School, UK.