have a recent re-interest in gestalt therapy.
it's an expressive therapy.. quite a controversial one actually. in that people are not exactly sure of
1) where the foundations lie in
2) how effective it is in being used on a long term basis
but i find it potentially effective actually. in that, there're some cases i used cognitive behavioural therapy with, and sometimes it doesn't really work. i also have an inclination towards person centered and solution focused, but in this one particular case that i'm seeing now, i see how gestalt can actually be very helpful. i see that it's particularly helpful for people who are emotional or introspective.
and yet i'm not equipped well in this therapy (like the only things we know are the empty chair -_-), and the witnessing of sandplay therapy. oh. and today i realized that playback theatre is part of gestalt as well (i've gone for the 3hr sampler! :D)
hoping to get myself trained in gestalt sandplay therapy this november. hahaa. use up my training fund :X