Gestalt Therapy was developed in the 1940’s by Fritz and Laura Perls and further influenced by the likes of Kurt Lewin and Kurt Goldstein (Corsini & Wedding, 2000). It was developed as a revision to psychoanalysis and focuses on an experiential and humanistic approach rather than analysis of the unconscious which was one of the … Read more

Counselling Theories are used as a guideline for understanding human nature and to determine which counseling skills you will use in your counseling sessions. Pre-expressive theories They are theories that existed in all societies before the modern therapy developed. They include; 1. Suppressive psychotherapy The therapy provides a powerful figure who behave in authoritative dogmatic … Read more