This section offers a selection of articles, essays and reflections by members of the Manchester Gestalt Centre. Rooted in Gestalt theory and practice, these writings explore themes such as therapy, embodiment, ageing, ethics, relational dynamics and the wider field.
Whether you’re a trainee, practitioner or simply curious, we hope you find something here that sparks interest, deepens understanding, or invites reflection.
Gestalt Therapy and Dementia
Written by Alessandra Merizzi
A Dialogue on Confidentiality in Therapy
By Peter Philippson and John Bernard Harris
Gestalt: A New Idiosyncratic Introduction
By John Bernard Harris
Boundary Issues in Teams and Workgroups
By John Bernard Harris
A Gestalt Perspective on Working with Group Process
By John Bernard Harris
Working with large groups and teams
By John Bernard Harris
But who is the client? Continuing a dialogue with Lynne Jacobs
By Peter Philippson - with thanks to the British Gestalt Journal for permission to reproduce here.
Furthering the critique of the GTFS
By Peter Philippson and Dominic Hosemans - with thanks to the British Gestalt Journal for permission to reproduce here.
Three levels of training
By Peter Philippson - with thanks to the British Gestalt Journal for permission to reproduce here.
We live in turbulent Gestalt times. Thoughts after the UKAGP/ BGJ Conference
By Peter Philippson - with thanks to the British Gestalt Journal for permission to reproduce here.