Dr. Nicole Chew-Helbig, PhD
The Dao De Jing (or Tao Te Ching 道德经) is a foundational text of Chinese philosophy and Taoism. The Dao De Jing, an essential text in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy, is...
In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, many of us find ourselves grappling with feelings of disconnection and fragmentation. From the pressures of work and social media to the demands of...
Gestalt therapy, a distinctive form of psychotherapy, developed by Lore and Fritz Perls, offers a nuanced approach to understanding and facilitating human growth and development. This method emerged...
Notes from Gestalt Therapy's seminal book by Fritz Perls, Ralf Hefferline and Paul Goodman, Published in 1951 republished in 1994, entitled, "Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human...
Bocian's article, translated by F. Staemmler, "From free association to concentration: from alienation to Ferenczi's "forced fantasies" and "the third" in Gestalt Therapy", helps us to grasp the...
This blog post is based on a video by Don Carveth titled “ANXIETY” uploaded on August 7th, 2018. In the video, Carveth discusses anxiety from a psychoanalytic perspective, drawing on the works of...
Comprehensive notes from Gestalt Therapy's seminal book by Fritz Perls, Ralph Hefferline and Paul Goodman — covering contact boundary, creative adjustment, ego functions, and the experiments in self-awareness.
https://youtu.be/NNvTjWKa5VQ?si=qJz61cAeoB8RfmME This lecture by Nancy McWilliams delves into the intricacies of psychodynamic diagnosis, exploring the complexities beyond the DSM and offering...
Gestalt therapy is an engine of individual an social change. Francesetti lecture 2023 in Madrid exposes the current relevancy of gestalt therapy field theory in psychotherapy practice.
**Exploring the Power of Dialogue** Dialogue extends beyond mere verbal communication; it's a profound act of connection. At the core of genuine dialogue lies the "I-Thou" relationship. Could this...
To illustrate how a therapist’s emotions towards client, though brought to awareness and allowed to be revealed, can also be mistaken for authentic reaction to the client’s process, a mentor of mine,...
The challenge with humanistic psychotherapy today is to realize the philosophical concepts and theory put into practice. How do we see an [I-thou moment...
**The [phenomenological attitude](https://nikhelbig.at/the-importance-of-therapists-self-awareness-phenomenological-attitude/) of **putting aside, or bracketing, theories and pre-conceived ideas in...
> **“Healing through dialogue is an eminently hermeneutical phenomenon indeed.” ** > **Gadamer, quoted in Staemmler (2009, p. 65). ** The psychotherapeutic alliance is a dialogue which is action....
This is a story about the **consequence of not understanding the client in the mental health profession. ** It is necessary to emphasize the importance of understanding and the dangers of...
Wilhelm Reich, in Character Analysis (1945/1984), illustrates the importance of working on the process of the therapeutic relationship – i.e. what is going on between therapist and client— before...
Although there are different nuances within different psychotherapeutic approaches, the difference in attitude towards the client-therapist power difference can be divided into two very broad groups—...
Psychotherapy in practice differs from many other areas of medicine, particularly with regard to the patient-therapist relationship. It has been observed that Breuer’s work documented by Freud...
The phenomenon of the present moment often termed the here-and-now is the centre of focus in the practice of other psychotherapeutic schools, and in particular gestalt therapy. Referencing back to...
“The patient’s unconscious and repressed desires and fears are constantly seeking release or, more precisely, contact with real persons and situations.” (Reich, 1945/1984, p. 5) This relational...
Looking at the therapeutic alliance, how does psychotherapy work? This is an excerpt from my thesis (Chew-Helbig, 2017). The therapeutic relationship is multifaceted. Many authors like Clarkson...
Clarkson (2003) defines a five-relational framework of the psychotherapeutic relationship. That which seems to be consistent in all approaches in psychotherapy, Clarkson teased out into what seems...
A review of Fritz Perls' verbatim transcripts of therapy sessions and lectures — capturing his voice, techniques, and philosophy of Gestalt therapy.
https://youtu.be/oUDuLmjTaZ4 ## Outline of Lecture **I. Introduction** - Dr. Glen Gabbard is the 2018 recipient of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Master Teacher Award [1]. Quote: “I am...
Gestalt therapy is an effective and efficacious form of psychotherapy (Roubal, 2016). Gestalt psychotherapy is practised by certified psychotherapists trained and supervised in the modality. Anyone...
Scapegoating is a phenomenon that happens in almost all human groups. A. Colman (video below) begins the above talk by saying that it is the root of evil in humanity. Is he exaggerating this? Or are...
This is my presentation on this topic, "Psychedelics and Psychotherapy". ONe can also download a pdf version of this assignment...
Exploring how the self extends into social roles and relationships through Bakhtin's polyphonic theory and Buber's I-Thou philosophy.
# What is Psychosomatics? Psychosomatics is a scholarly discipline of medicine with a rich history. The term *psychosomatic *was coined in 1818 by Johan Heinroth, and the words *psychosomatic...
How Bakhtin's concept of the polyphonic novel illuminates the multiplicity of voices within the self, with implications for psychotherapy.
Understanding the lived experience of grief — its stages, its unpredictability, and the psychotherapeutic approach to accompanying those who grieve.
On the importance of transcultural perspectives in psychology and psychotherapy — understanding how culture shapes the experience of self and suffering.
A review of Reich's seminal 1933 work on character resistance and its enduring significance for psychotherapy practice today.