Recorded: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 from 17:00-18:00 UTC+01 (UK). Facilitated by: Sally Denham-Vaughan In this hour long video, (originally offered as part of the EAGT Gestalt Practitioners in Organisations 'Learning Space'), Dr Sally Denham-Vaughan introduces the concept of the 'VUCA' environment (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex & Ambiguous) and relates this to developments in...
Recorded: Thursday, 23 April 2020 from 16:00-17:30 UTC+01 (UK). Facilitated by: Marie-Anne Chidiac and Helena Kallner With so many practitioners having to resort to virtual communication at this time, the challenge doesn’t just lie in mastering the technology but also in bringing all of our presence and skills as embodied and creative...
In this interview, Kamila Bialy from Humans of Gestalt interviews Sally Denham-Vaughan about her life, likes, influences and the future of Gestalt. Humans of Gestalt, is an experimental series of informal documentary and personal interviews, facilitated by Heather Anne Keyes and Kamila Bialy, and born of an interest in preserving the...
Sally Denham-Vaughan outlines a framework for conceptualising Grace and develops the concept with attention to "harmonious Relational fit" and responsivity to the co-emergent situation.
Sally Denham-Vaughan discusses the concept of "liminality" and offers a Gestalt perspective on the opening to transformation.
Marie-Anne Chidiac describes the importance of self as instrument as a key aspect of gestalt facilitation.
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Chidiac, M-A., British Gestalt Journal, (2023) 32, (1), pp. 8–20. This article addresses the concept of power in Gestalt therapy, building on the work of Kurt Lewin and Pierre Bourdieu to propose a view of power, not just as coercion, but as implicit power moderating the relational field.
Giordano, A., British Gestalt Journal, (2023) 32, (2), 25–37. This paper discusses the method of song parody as a Gestalt experiment, for therapeutic purposes.
Taylor, M., British Gestalt Journal, (2022) 32, (1), 39–48. This paper by Miriam Taylor, considers some of the inevitable reasons why the challenge to our usual way of thinking by Climate Change is resisted by many, and provides some cultural context for the individual dilemmas and choices that face us....
Chidiac, M-A., Denham-Vaughan, S., British Gestalt Journal, (2020) 29, (1), 21–29. This paper examines the ethical nature of Ethical Presence, and the the risks of harm in dismissing aspects of power and privilege that are often implicit alongside notions of presence.
Chidiac, M-A., Denham-Vaughan, S., Festschrift for G. Salonia, Avere A Cuore, Edited by Conte, V., Sichera, A., published by San Paolo Press, (2018). This paper discusses the dialogic principles of confirmation and committment to dialogue.
