Gestalt work / GST-A04-2
Contact Boundary Map — Practice worksheet
Map comfortable, uncertain, and unwanted contact in an ordinary interaction; identify a choice at each boundary.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae welcomes a conversation but does not want to share family details.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Connection includes choosing how much contact fits.
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
Map comfortable, uncertain, and unwanted contact in an ordinary interaction; identify a choice at each boundary.
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
Where would more choice improve this contact? 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:
- Where would more choice improve this contact?
- 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.