by Alan Cohen | Feb 3, 2015 | Gestalt Therapy, Mental Health Professionals, NYC Therapist
One of the early contributions of Gestalt therapy theory was a phenomenological description of the sequence of contacting, from earliest arousal through action, through resolution. As with everything theoretical, there has been dispute and controversy regarding the...
by Alan Cohen | Dec 9, 2014 | Looking for Psychotherapy, NYC Therapist
Life faces us with difficulties. Some difficulties are situational, where we live with danger or scarcity. Some difficulties are relational, where we deal with conflict or loss or loneliness. Some difficulties are physical, where we deal with injury or illness. Some...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 16, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Looking for Psychotherapy, NYC Therapist
If you have arrived here, you probably are searching on the internet for a therapist. Many people search with some particular ideas in mind: they want a man, or a woman; older or younger; takes my insurance; is kind, wise, strong; shares my philosophy about life… And...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 13, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Looking for Psychotherapy, NYC Therapist
I spend the day sitting with patients. These are people who come to see me because they are aware (sometimes vaguely, sometimes acutely) that something is missing in their lives. These are intelligent people, educated, creative, moral, but missing something. They...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 11, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Mental Health Professionals, NYC Therapist
by Alan Cohen | Aug 11, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Mental Health Professionals, NYC Therapist When we look at different approaches to psychotherapy, we are actually not looking at interchangeable strategies, techniques, or interventions. Each approach has its own set of...
by Alan Cohen | Aug 10, 2014 | Gestalt Therapy, Mental Health Professionals, NYC Therapist
In the late 1960’s Fritz Perls spoke about something he called “the layers of the neurotic personality”. It was essentially a phenomenological description of the experience, identifications, and behaviors of people who have substituted what he referred to as...