Nancy Amendt-Lyon – författare

Der gestalttherapeutische Ansatz ist vor allem für seine große Bandbreite an therapeutischen Interventionen bekannt. Kreativität ist ein entscheidender Gradmesser für Gesundheit, Wohlbefinden und Intelligenz. Sie geht mit der Fähigkeit einher, neue Lösungen zu finden und fördert die Flexibilität, die zur schöpferischen Anpassung in kritischen Lebenssituationen nötig ist. Die Gestalttherapie arbeitet mit dem Terminus "kreative Anpassung", um die Bedeutung dieser Fertigkeit für die persönliche wie berufliche Entfaltung herauszustreichen.Das besondere Augenmerk des Buches gilt dem fruchtbaren Wechselspiel zwischen theoretischen Grundlagen und professioneller Praxis, den historischen und philosophischen Grundlagen, den Fallstudien und einigen speziellen Anwendungsbereichen. Ein repräsentativer Querschnitt amerikanischer und europäischer Theoretiker und Theoretikerinnen sucht den Graben zwischen den Kontinenten zu überbrücken und spiegelt so den Diskurs zwischen den Strömungen der Gestalttherapie wider.

The time is ripe, more than fifty years after the publication of the magnum opus by Perls, Hefferline & Goodman, to publish a book on the topic of cre­ ativity in Gestalt therapy. The idea for this book was conceived in March 2001, on the island of Sicily, at the very first European Conference of Gestalt Therapy Writers of the European Association [or Gestalt Therapy. Our start­ ing point was an article on art and creativity in Gestalt therapy, which was presented there by one of the editors, and illuminated by a vision, held by the other editor, of bringing together colleagues from around the world to contribute to a qualified volume on the subject of creativity within the realm of Gestalt therapy. We wanted to continue the professional discourse inter­ nationally and capture the synergetic effects of experienced colleagues' re­ flections on various aspects of our chosen subject. Moreover, we intended to explore how the theoretical reflection of one's practice can inspire effective interventions and, vice versa, how the discussion of practical experiences can shape new theoretical directions. Hence, our aim in this book is to create a forum on the concept of creativ­ ity in Gestalt therapy.

The time is ripe, more than fifty years after the publication of the magnum opus by Perls, Hefferline & Goodman, to publish a book on the topic of cre­ ativity in Gestalt therapy. The idea for this book was conceived in March 2001, on the island of Sicily, at the very first European Conference of Gestalt Therapy Writers of the European Association [or Gestalt Therapy. Our start­ ing point was an article on art and creativity in Gestalt therapy, which was presented there by one of the editors, and illuminated by a vision, held by the other editor, of bringing together colleagues from around the world to contribute to a qualified volume on the subject of creativity within the realm of Gestalt therapy. We wanted to continue the professional discourse inter­ nationally and capture the synergetic effects of experienced colleagues'' re­ flections on various aspects of our chosen subject. Moreover, we intended to explore how the theoretical reflection of one''s practice can inspire effective interventions and, vice versa, how the discussion of practical experiences can shape new theoretical directions. Hence, our aim in this book is to create a forum on the concept of creativ­ ity in Gestalt therapy.