What is Gestalt Therapy?

Gestalt Therapy helps you get curious about what’s happening for you in the here and now—your thoughts, emotions, body, and the way you relate to others. Instead of overanalyzing or staying stuck in the past, it focuses on building awareness in the present so you can make more intentional choices. It’s a supportive, collaborative process that helps you feel more connected to yourself and your experiences.

  • Gestalt Therapy can be helpful for a wide range of concerns, especially if you're feeling stuck, disconnected, or out of sync with yourself or others. It’s often used to support people navigating:

    • Anxiety or stress

    • Low self-esteem or self-doubt

    • Relationship challenges

    • Burnout or feeling emotionally numb

    • Big life transitions

    • Unprocessed trauma

    • A general sense of wanting more clarity, connection, or meaning

    Because it focuses on awareness, patterns, and the present moment, Gestalt can be especially useful if you want to better understand how your past might be playing out in the now—and what you can do with that awareness.

  • If you're someone who wants more than just talking about problems—and you’re curious about how you think, feel, and relate in the moment—Gestalt might be a great fit.

    It can resonate with people who:

    • Are self-reflective or want to be

    • Like creative or experiential approaches

    • Are open to exploring emotions, body cues, and relationships

    • Want to feel more present, authentic, or empowered

    • Prefer therapy that’s collaborative and tailored, not one-size-fits-all

    Whether you’re processing something big or just want to feel more you, Gestalt Therapy offers a space to slow down, tune in, and move with more awareness.

  • Gestalt Therapy shares some things in common with other approaches—it’s talk-based like psychodynamic therapy, but more focused on the here-and-now. It can be experiential and body-aware, like somatic therapy, and it values your personal meaning-making, like existential or humanistic approaches.

    What makes Gestalt stand out is how it blends insight with experience. You’re not just exploring your thoughts—you’re invited to notice what’s happening in your body, emotions, and relationships as they’re happening. That awareness can lead to real shifts, not just understanding.

    It also plays well with others: many therapists integrate Gestalt ideas into approaches like mindfulness-based therapy, trauma work, or coaching-style support.