Clients’ subjective experiences of navigating challenges in Gestalt therapy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Findings highlight the distinct ways in which clients with varying levels of personality integration experience Gestalt therapy and suggest that while emotional and relational growth occurred, deeper structural transformation remained limited. This study underscores the need for tailoring therapeutic interventions to clients' structural integration levels, particularly by addressing the challenges of fostering agency in structurally vulnerable clients.
Authors
- Raphaela E. Kaisler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1891-3508)
- Yvonne Schaffler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4068-8930)
Institutions
- Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (AT)
- University of Applied Sciences St Pölten (AT)
- IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems (AT)
- Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie und Technik (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1593918
- Primary Topic
- Child Therapy and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00