Psychotherapy – Soul Path – Wise Women Path

Gestalt therapy is one of the most widely practised approaches within the humanistic and existential traditions of psychotherapy. There are many approaches to clinical psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and existential and humanistic psychotherapy. Each is based on assumptions about human beings, health and ill health, and relationships between people, and is rooted in particular scientific perspectives. Gestalt therapy draws on a humanistic and existential critique of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, Gestalt psychology’s understanding of perception, and field theory. The gestalt method focuses particularly on dialogue, body and movement, and awareness of what happens in the contact between client and therapist.

When you meet with me, you are good enough just as you are. I see you as a whole person, not through the lens of any diagnoses you may have. My approach is not based on a medical model of illness. In our first session, we get to know each other and explore whether I can help you and whether gestalt therapy is the right approach for you. It is important that you feel comfortable with the way I work. If we agree to continue, we will make an arrangement. The length and frequency of our sessions can vary depending on your needs. Sometimes a few sessions are enough; at other times, it can be helpful to take more time.

As a Gestalt therapist, I work from a holistic and positive view of the human being. I see people as meaning-seeking, with the resources and capacity to adapt to life in different ways. I am interested in the contact between you and me, and what we experience here and now when we meet. This view of humanity is also ecological: we are always in relationship with our surroundings, where we influence and are influenced by everything else. It is the sum of all these relationships that make us human, and which make human health and quality of life inextricably intertwined with the health of the earth and its ecological sustainability.

Gestalt therapy is an ethical, research-based form of psychotherapy grounded in recognised theory and methods. It has been widely practised around the world since the mid-20th century. In Norway, gestalt therapy, like reiki and shamanic healing, is one of many complementary approaches alongside public health services. These approaches understand health and quality of life more broadly than the medical paradigm allows. This means that Gestalt therapy is not covered by the public reimbursement scheme, and you do not need a referral from a doctor. The services offered should be grounded in legislation and ethical guidelines. They do not replace Western medicine, but can provide a valuable complement. I am happy to work with your GP and other healthcare professionals to support you in the best possible way.