Gestalt therapy looks at how you feel, relate, avoid and choose — in the present moment. Old patterns become visible where they actually happen, and new choices become possible.
More than talking about the problem.
Gestalt therapy was developed in the 1940s and 1950s by Fritz and Laura Perls and Paul Goodman. It is less interested in explaining the past than in noticing what happens now: in your body, your emotions, your relationships — and in the way you meet or avoid your own experience.
I pay attention not only to the story, but to how it is told: where energy appears, where contact disappears, where the breath holds or something unfinished asks for attention.
What is happening right now? The present becomes a place to notice patterns instead of only describing them.
How do you meet yourself and others? Where do you reach out, withdraw or lose contact?
Gently trying something new: a sentence, a gesture, a different way of speaking — only if it feels right.
Not blame, but the possibility to see your own part clearly — and choose differently.
Gestalt therapy can be especially helpful when the same conflict, emotional reaction or relationship dynamic keeps returning — even though you already know where it comes from.
The same argument, withdrawal or need for approval appears in different relationships.
Part of you wants change, while another part protects, freezes or resists.
Feeling too much too quickly — or feeling far away from what you actually feel.
A small, voluntary invitation to try something in the session — for example saying a sentence out loud, noticing a gesture or speaking directly to someone who is not in the room. Experiments are always offered, never required.
No. These are possible tools, not rules. Many sessions are simply a careful conversation with attention to the present moment and the body.
Very naturally. Gestalt brings awareness and contact; Somatic Experiencing® brings a precise understanding of the nervous system and pacing. Together they help change become both understood and felt.
Sessions in Łódź or online, in English or Polish.