The Awakening Year

Book Information

Full Description:

For those who have an interest in counselling and psychotherapy, whether as practitioners, clients or students, this book provides a clear, well-explained account of theory which underpins Gestalt Psychotherapy.
The text is based on the first year of a training course leading to the qualification of Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist and gives a full explanation and discussion of key concepts in this field. Written in jargon-free, easy-to-read style, the book clearly explains the principles of Gestalt and relates these to everyday life.
As well as offering a comprehensive narrative of Gestalt psychotherapy, this beautifully written book chronicles the changes in the writer’s own perception of herself and her family is a series of illuminating and moving recollections. These are of human interest and will provide readers with insights into their own lives and experiences, enabling them to come to a fuller knowledge of themselves, their patterns of behaviour and their relationships.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Gestalt
Introjection
Projection
Retroflection
Deflection
Confluence and Isolation
August 1993 (Where I Am Now)

Author Information:

Margaret Selwyn read history at Somerville College, Oxford. Her career includes some years as a personnel officer with a large industrial organisation. She has been a tutor-counsellor for the Open University and for a long period a lecturer at a college of further education.