Is clinical theory needed in psychotherapy and what purpose doas it serve: Reflections on psychotherapy integration

  • Krystyna Drat-Ruszczak SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Sopot
Keywords: psychotherapy integration; Gestalt; clinical theory

Abstract

The aim of this article is to reflect on the content, form, and meaning of so-called integrative psychotherapy. I analyze the contemporary shift towards integrative therapy in terms of several aspects: (1) its history: from an “unthinkable” approach to being recognized as almost the standard; (2) its current incarnations and meanings. Is the integrative approach possible without a paradigm to start out from, which is “home” for the therapist? (3) its future – the possible directions in which it is heading.

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