Gestalt work / GST-A12-5
Experiment by Consent — Review journal
Review an attempt at experiment by consent and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae tries asking a question more slowly in a fictional conversation.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. An experiment is an invitation to learn rather than a performance test.
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
Design a reversible 30-second change in wording, seating preference, or pace and agree what to notice.
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 did you learn, including reasons not to repeat it? 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 did you learn, including reasons not to repeat it? 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.