Becoming a Gestalt Therapist. A Book for Those Who Study, Teach, and Accompany

This book is about the process of becoming. About a lively, nonlinear, sometimes painful, but deeply meaningful journey from the first step of a novice gestalt therapist in a training group to transitioning to their own practice. The book does not offer ready-made recipes but contains honest descriptions of the professional path: motivations for choosing the profession, personal growth, the formation of professional values and identity during training, experiencing crises, searching for ways to maintain well-being, starting practice, and the influence of the profession on personal life. In the book, you will find: reflections on what it means to be in training 'truly'; the main themes of each stage of becoming a gestalt therapist; examples of typical difficulties in professional development and how to overcome them; exercises, questionnaires for self-awareness on various topics, as well as live observations from the experiences of trainees, their trainers, and supervisors. The book is intended for participants in professional training programs in gestalt therapy, novice therapists, supervisors and personal therapists, trainers, and anyone interested in this topic.