Gestalt work / GST-A10-5
Two-Chair Readiness — Review journal
Review an attempt at two-chair readiness and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae is curious about a volunteer role but does not want emotionally intense enactment.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Experiential dialogue requires collaboration and an exit route.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
With a trained clinician, plan a brief dialogue about an ordinary decision using two cards or chairs; agree on a stop cue and an observing alternative before any practice.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What conditions would make this experiment a genuine choice? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What conditions would make this experiment a genuine choice? My optional adjustment or support request:
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.