Gestalt work / GST-A01-1
Here-and-Now Awareness — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind here-and-now awareness and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae notices the clock and thinks the session is almost over.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Notice current experience before explaining it.
The idea
Notice current experience before explaining it.
An ordinary example
Rae notices the clock and thinks the session is almost over.
What this can look like
Describe three details in the room, one thought, and an optional feeling without deciding what they mean.
Check the fit
Which observation feels most useful to stay with briefly? You may disagree with the framing, use fiction, or decide that this approach is not useful today.
A useful distinction
Awareness is information, not a demand to explain every sensation or change immediately.
Prompts for this resource
- What part of this idea makes sense to me?
- Which observation feels most useful to stay with briefly?
Conceptual background
Gestalt Therapy: An Introduction — Gary Yontef
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.