Gestalt work / GST-A15-1
Awareness through Drawing — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind awareness through drawing and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae draws a narrow doorway to describe a crowded schedule.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A drawing is a way to notice, not a diagnostic symbol.
The idea
A drawing is a way to notice, not a diagnostic symbol.
An ordinary example
Rae draws a narrow doorway to describe a crowded schedule.
What this can look like
Sketch the current situation using shapes and let the maker name what each shape means; revise any meaning that does not fit.
Check the fit
What does your image mean to you today? 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?
- What does your image mean to you today?
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.