Gestalt Therapy for Addictive and

Unlike the confrontational approaches that characterized gestalt therapy in the 1960s, the contemporary model of gestalt therapy embodies the relational and supportive qualities that are especially beneficial to individuals with addictive behaviors. Written by a leading practitioner and scholar in the field, this volume describes the most current gestalt approaches to treating substance abuse and other self-medicating behaviors. It is based on the gestalt view of the self-medicating dynamic as one of pattern repetition and difficulty overcoming rigid patterns of response to sensory experience and lifeÆs routine demands.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Need to Change
The Nature of Addiction and Self-Medicating Behaviors	p. 3
Just How Fixed Can One Get? The Nature of Recovery	p. 17
The Will to Change	p. 29
An Approach To Treatment
The Nature of Individual Experience	p. 47
The Importance of Relationships	p. 61
The Sense of the Situation	p. 73
The Willingness to Experiment	p. 89
A Program For Changing One's Life
One's World	p. 107
The Role of Discipline in a Person's World	p. 119
Your Client's Body-The Physical Horizon	p. 131
Your Client's Thought Life-The Cognitive Horizon	p. 139
Your Client's Emotions-The Affective Horizon	p. 147
Your Client's Relationships-The Relational Horizon	p. 155
Your Client's Ultimate Beliefs-The Spiritual Horizon	p. 161
Paradixical Change In Recovery
Living in the Present	p. 171
Working One's Own Program	p. 177
Trusting in the Process	p. 181
Submitting to Community	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 189
Index	p. 193
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Gestalt Therapy for Addictive and Self-medicating Behaviors

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