A narrative research of my process of change in receiving Gestalt therapy

• Main Authors: Iou-Zen Hsieh, 謝曜任
• Other Authors: Wen-Chun Cho
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08216150936711150806

博士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 輔導與諮商研究所 === 95 === Based on the narrative approach, the main purpose of this research was to explore the researcher’s own experiences of receiving Gestalt therapy including the process of changing, the significant themes as well as the directions of changing. The researcher went through 34 Gestalt therapy sessions that were transcribed verbatim to be used as the basic text for analyzing. The findings of this research were as follow: In the process of changing, the client (the researcher) went through the following six stages: Stage 1: resistance and testing. Stage 2: liberation and chaos. Stage 3: break- through and adventure. Stage 4: deeper exploration. Stage 5: transformation and change. Stage 6: resilience and integration. The significant themes of changing including: 1. Authority: from submitting to outside authority to listening to inner self. 2. Inner cultivation and integration: from single-method and obeying to multi-methods and flexibility. 3. Career development: from denial and avoidance to meaning seeking. 4. Relationships: from competition to appreciation and cooperation. 5. Sex and gender: from alienation and fixation to deconstruction and flexibility. The directions of changing including: 1. Developing sense of subjectivity and clear boundary. 2. Deconstructing past behavioral patterns and developing new behaviors. 3. Developing self-assertiveness and healing abilities.