Gestalt Therapy for Addictive and SelfMedicating Behaviors

This volume describes the most current gestalt approaches to treating substance abuse and other selfmedicating behaviors by a leading practitioner and scholar in the field. It is based on the gestalt view of the selfmedicating dynamic as one of pattern repetition and difficulty overcoming rigid patterns of response to sensory experience and lifes routine demands.The book provides a practical model for helping clients with the gamut of selfmedicating behaviorssubstance and alcohol abuse, overeating, gambling, overworking, rage, and othersand describes a recovery program as a system created to change ones lifestyle over time through the development of disciplines that ultimately shape ones life. The volume will also be helpful to therapists in other modalities as an alternative therapy when treating selfmedicating clients, as well as a spiritual alternative to the 12step approach. Key Features:Applies current gestalt therapy approaches to the spectrum of addictive behaviors Provides practical treatment models for selfmedicating behaviors Written by a prominent practitioner and scholar of gestalt therapy Offers a spiritual alternative to the 12step approach to recovery