Describe three ways that a Gestalt therapist might use experimentation with a client. [Note: More than three techniques were listed in the text.]
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(2)
(3)
Answers:
1. Homework—Advise a reversal of the behavior that has become habitual for solving the problem
2. Focus on the here-and-now—By keeping the discussion in the session on what the client is feeling at the time, the counselor helps the client stay with strong emotions and get insight about them
3. Using the client’s imagination—Having a client describe, in detail, some metaphor that the client is using in the session
4. Fantasizing about telling off someone that the client is angry with
5. Having an ideal day
6. Walking through a pleasant place
7. Turning statements about others into statements about self
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