Gestalt work / GST-A18-1
Choice at the Contact Point — Concept brief
Understand the idea behind choice at the contact point and consider whether it fits your context.
8 minutes · Handout · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae cannot change a workplace policy but can ask for its written explanation.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A small choice may exist without eliminating constraint.
The idea
A small choice may exist without eliminating constraint.
An ordinary example
Rae cannot change a workplace policy but can ask for its written explanation.
What this can look like
Identify one adjustable moment in an interaction and list what remains outside your control.
Check the fit
Where is a realistic choice, and where is support or advocacy needed? 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?
- Where is a realistic choice, and where is support or advocacy needed?
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.