Gestalt Therapy Around the World

During her career, Professor Eleanor O’Leary has authored a number of innovative books including New Approaches to Integration in Psychotherapy in 2006.The outcome ofher research has also been published in a number of leading academic journals. She was Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Ireland and Visiting Professor at Stanford University, USA. She is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Malaga, Spain. She is also accreditations officer of the European Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy, and Honorary Life Chairperson of the Irish Gestalt Society. A practicing psychotherapist and supervisor, Professor O’Leary is also a Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland and in 2000 received its Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology. Her varied career has given her a unique insight into the development and application of gestalt therapy.

• Contributors xiPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxiPart One: Gestalt Therapy: Its Beginning, Theory, and Techniques 11 Fritz Perls and Gestalt Therapy: The Beginnings 3Eleanor O’Leary2 Key Concepts of Gestalt Therapy and Processing 15Eleanor O’Leary3 Dialogue and Contact 37Eleanor O’Leary4 Techniques, Experiments, and Dreams 61Eleanor O’LearyPart Two: Gestalt Therapy Around the World 93Europe 945 Gestalt Therapy in Austria 95Nancy Amendt-Lyon6 Gestalt Therapy in Britain 113Peter Philippson7 History of Gestalt Therapy in Denmark 127Jan Tønnesvang, Mikael Sonne, and James Hammink8 Gestalt Therapy in Finland 135Walter Arnold9 Dawn of Gestalt Therapy in France 141Serge Ginger10 Gestalt Therapy in Germany 151Almut Ladisich-Raine11 Gestalt Therapy in Greece 165Despina Balliou, Katia Hatzilakou, Antonia Konstantinidou, and YiannaYiamarelou12 Gestalt Therapy in the Republic of Ireland 177Eleanor O’Leary13 Gestalt Therapy in Italy 195Margherita Spagnuolo LobbThe Middle East 21114 Gestalt Therapy in Israel 213Nurith Levi and Shraga SerokAsia 22015 Gestalt Therapy in Japan 221Yoshiya KuratoAustralasia 23316 Gestalt Therapy in Australia 235Brian O’Neill17 Gestalt Development in New Zealand: An Antipodean Approach 251Anne MacleanThe Americas 26518 Gestalt Therapy in the Province of Quebec, Canada: From its Flourishing Days to its Phase of Questioning and its Perspective of Challenges for the Future 267Janine Corbeil19 Gestalt Therapy in the United States of America 289Joseph Melnick20 Gestalt Therapy in Argentina 305Myriam Sas Guiter21 Gestalt Therapy in Chile 317Francisco HuneeusPart Three: Reviewing the Past and Moving Onwards 32522 The Present and Future of International Gestalt Therapy 327Eleanor O’LearyConclusion 333Eleanor O’LearyAppendix 1. Worldwide Gestalt Associations, Institutes, and Professional Societies 335Denis O’SullivanIndex 365

“Even though a nuanced discussion of the impact of culture on the practice of Gestalt psychotherapy is not present, this book presents an intriguing array of postcards from around the world describing the successes and challenges of Gestalt.”  (PsycCRITIQUES, 23 June 2014)