Introduction
What is chairwork? At its most basic, chairwork is a psychotherapeutic technique that involves the use of two chairs that are typically set facing each other. In the “Empty...
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Polarities, Dreams, and Nightmares: Fritz Perls, Chairwork, and West Coast Gestalt Therapy
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I have long felt that Fritz...
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Bill W. and the Boomerang: An Imaginal Chairwork Psychotherapy Dialogue
I first read the story of Bill W. and the boomerang in the early 1990s. I found it to be troubling as it left me with a deep sense of “unfinished business." I felt that he had been through a deeply...
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Using Chairwork Psychotherapy to Combat the Psychological Impact of Oppression
Amanda Garcia Torres, LMHC
Chairwork Psychotherapy is a dynamic experiential modality that entails: (a) inviting a patient to sit in one chair in order to have an imaginal encounter with someone from...
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Working With the Four Dialogues: Using Chairwork in Clinical Practice
“I would like to invite you to move to this chair and I would like you to speak from your heart and speak from your pain. (Giving Voice)
“I sense that holding this secret inside for...
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Transformational Chairwork: The Four Dialogue Matrix
A central irony of Chairwork is that Chair-work has nothing to do with chairs. Chairwork is based on the belief that there...
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