How is the role of the therapist in Gestalt Therapy different from others we have studied so far? How would you characterize the role of the therapist here and how does the role differ from that of other approaches? What research can you find that pairs phenomenology and therapy?
a. The role of the Gestalt therapist is to assist clients in experiencing the impasse and accompany them without rescuing or frustrating them.
b. Unlike other approaches, the therapist in Gestalt Therapy focuses on the client's subjective reality and aims to facilitate awareness of their perceptions and how it influences their current state of being.
c. The therapist in Gestalt Therapy differs from other approaches by emphasizing the existential and phenomenological aspects of the client's experience and working through issues or problems through a focus on subjective reality and awareness.
d. Research pairing phenomenology and therapy may include studies on the use of phenomenological approaches in various therapeutic modalities, such as existential therapy, humanistic therapy, and Gestalt Therapy.