Gestalt work / GST-A07-2
Needs into Awareness — Practice worksheet
List several possible needs behind an ordinary discomfort, then identify what you want to ask rather than assuming one answer.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae becomes impatient during a long meeting and considers a break or clearer information.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A felt signal may invite curiosity about a present need.
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
List several possible needs behind an ordinary discomfort, then identify what you want to ask rather than assuming one answer.
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 need is a possibility worth checking? 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 need is a possibility worth checking?
- 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.