Intersubjectivity theory offers important clinical insights for Gestalt therapists who wish to refine their understanding of the contacting process and its function in self-development. The concepts of self-structure, self-experience, co-construction of reality and empathic attunement enrich Gestalt understanding of the psychic functions of contact, the experience of contact, and the multidimensionality of contact.
Intersubjectivity Theory also posits a holistic view of human nature. The holism is reflected in the centrality of self structures and self-experience, which brings it close to Gestalt concept of organismic self-regulation. Importantly, Intersubjective theory also shares with Gestalt therapy an emphasis on emotion and emotional development as central to the development of self structures or the capacity for self-regulation.
In this webinar, Dr Lynne Jacobs discusses the relational concepts and perspectives from Intersubjectivity theory which may be used to build Gestalt theory. Dr Jacobs will define and describe certain concepts from Intersubjectivity Theory, and critique them for their relevance and applicability to Gestalt therapy.
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Video: Relational Aspects of Intersubjectivity Theory and Gestalt Therapy
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Dr. Lynne Jacobs, Ph.D., is a both gestalt therapist and a relational psychoanalyst based in Los Angeles. She is a co-founder of Pacific Gestalt Institute and has long been interested in the relational dimension of psychotherapy, and in integrating humanistic theories with contemporary psychoanalytic theories. Lynne teaches at Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles and teaches gestalt therapists in the United states, and internationally. She has published numerous articles in both realms, and her most recent work is Relational Approaches in Gestalt Therapy (co-edited with Rich Hycner).
