61st Annual Conference

Workshop 93
Listening Within: A Cognitive-Behavioral Model Using Gestalt Principles

Chair:              

Jacqueline Dierks, Ph.D., Private Practice, Tempe, Arizona

This workshop addresses the growing demand for time-limited treatment strategies. Utilizing the reactive responses of fight, flight, and freeze, the presenter introduces a cognitive-behavioral model informed by Gestalt principles easily grasped by clients as a tool for managing stressful situations.  The leader then demonstrates the model in a group with volunteers from the audience.

didactic-demonstration-experiential-sharing of work experiences

References:

1. Dierks, J. (1996). Listening within: A brief therapy model for use with Gestalt theory.  

    The Gestalt Journal, 14(2), 51-99.

2. Heitler, S. (1990). From conflict to resolution: Skills and strategies for individual,

    couple, and family therapy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

3. May, R. (1953). Man's search for himself. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.