Gestalt work / GST-A05-1
Saying I Notice — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind saying i notice and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae says everyone makes meetings impossible and also notices feeling rushed.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. First-person language can clarify experience without assigning blame.
The idea
First-person language can clarify experience without assigning blame.
An ordinary example
Rae says everyone makes meetings impossible and also notices feeling rushed.
What this can look like
Rewrite three statements as observations of your own experience while retaining environmental and power factors.
Check the fit
How can ownership of experience coexist with naming real obstacles? 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?
- How can ownership of experience coexist with naming real obstacles?
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.