Your friend tells you that his therapist is a Gestalt therapist. You ask him to describe what might happen in one of his therapy sessions. Which of the following is his most likely answer?

A) "I am asked by the therapist to relax and meditate."
B) "During the session I sometimes talk to an empty chair."
C) "The therapist asks me to describe the details of the dreams I have had recently."
D) "The therapist evaluates the factual basis of my statements to identify logical inconsistancies."

Gestalt Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses on the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of the overall situation.

Empty Chair

A therapeutic technique in psychology where a client speaks to an imaginary person or an object placed in an empty chair, used to express thoughts and feelings freely.

Meditation

A group of techniques that involve focusing attention on an object, a word, one’s breathing, or one’s body movements in an effort to block out all distractions, to enhance well-being, and to achieve an altered state of consciousness.