Gestalt work / GST-A01-2
Here-and-Now Awareness — Practice worksheet
Describe three details in the room, one thought, and an optional feeling without deciding what they mean.
15 minutes · Worksheet · 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.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Describe three details in the room, one thought, and an optional feeling without deciding what they mean.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
Which observation feels most useful to stay with briefly? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- Which observation feels most useful to stay with briefly?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
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.