Besse Alain

Alain Besse, Gestalt practitioner, sees adults and adolescents for individual and couples psychotherapy at his practice. He works in institutions as a supervisor or mediator.

• Trained at the Paris School of Gestalt (www.gestalt.asso.fr)
• Member of the Société Suisse Romande de Gestalt-thérapie
• ASCA-accredited member (reimbursement by supplementary insurance)
• Certifiedpractitioner-trainer with CEFOC in Geneva, he has been supervising trainees for 20 years. He works in institutions providing team supervision.
• A special education teacher trained in Clinical Curative Pedagogy at the University of Fribourg, he has worked for 13 years with difficult adolescents and 7 years with children in psychotherapeutic boarding schools.

Emotional

• You really want to change your lifestyle, your work, your pace, to get away from stress
• You have decided to take on a new role in your life, one that is more rewarding
• You want to make better use of your aggression
• You want to stop being a victim of others
• You no longer want to feel alone
• You no longer want to feel shy, withdrawn, or lonely
• Insomnia, anxiety, fears
• You want to transform them into creativity and energy
• You want to say goodbye to a loved one

Couples

• You want to transform your sexuality, flourish, and experience a real relationship
• You no longer want to feel betrayed, abused, or unsatisfied, but loved and respected
• You no longer want to feel angry with your partner so often, but want to love serenely

Education

• You want to reflect on your behavior and family choices without always feeling guilty
• You want a better relationship with your teenagers, your children, your parents...
   

Gestalt Therapy – practical information

• Creation

Stemming from humanistic and existential psychology, Gestalt therapy was created in 1951 by Frederick Perls (1893–1970), a German neuropsychoanalyst German neuropsychoanalyst, Laura Perls (1905–1990), German doctor of psychology and psychoanalyst, and Paul Goodman (1911–1972), philosopher and writer.

Gestalt therapy is the result of the convergence of several schools of thought: psychoanalytic approaches (S. Freud, W. Reich, O. Rank), Gestalt theory or psychology of form, phenomenology, holism, existentialism, humanism, etc.

• How?

As part of an individualized therapeutic relationship in which the therapist is personally involved, change comes from experimenting with new behaviors discovered here and now in a relationship of trust where the quality of contact is privileged.

The client is active and responsible (rather than a passive "patient"). They explore their bodily sensations, desires, fantasies, emotions, past, and desired future, giving them a dynamic form aimed at transforming their existence. They are in control and increasingly decide for themselves the direction they wish to take. There is no "normality" to achieve or predetermined goal. Gestalt therapy respects each person's journey and uniqueness.

The therapeutic work will involve physical, emotional, affective, and mental exploration and will focus much more on the "how" than on the "why."

• Who is it for?

Gestalt therapy is particularly recommended for people seeking fulfillment and a better understanding of themselves, those going through a difficult period (bereavement, loneliness, separation), those experiencing family or educational difficulties, professional problems such as harassment, unemployment, or those suffering from anxiety, mood disorders (aggression, irritability, depression), psychosomatic physical problems (back pain, migraines, digestive problems), eating disorders, people who are depressed or experiencing sexual difficulties.

a_besse@hotmail.com
www.psychotherapie-geneve.com

 

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