Gestalt work / GST-A13-2
Dialogue and Difference — Practice worksheet
Practice describing a differing preference and asking about the other person's experience without seeking agreement.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae likes planning in advance; a friend prefers flexibility.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Different perspectives can coexist in real contact.
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
Practice describing a differing preference and asking about the other person's experience without seeking agreement.
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
What helps curiosity survive a difference? 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:
- What helps curiosity survive a difference?
- 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.