<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>As an introduction to this issue, the article substantiates the possibility and meaningfulness of a coherent theoretical system for psychotherapy, as it is strived for in Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy and presented in several articles in this issue. The necessity of consistency in the theoretical assumptions and concepts of a psychotherapy method is not derived from scientific considerations alone, but already arises from the elementary role of consistency in human life. This also results in the requirements for the consistency of theoretical foundations of psychotherapy. It is not fulfilled in a mere internal, logical consistency of its models, but only in the actual fitting together with the critical-phenomenal and naive-phenomenal worlds of the therapists and their clients (in interaction with their “naive psychologies”) in the reality test of life.</p>
</abstract>

As an introduction to this issue, the article substantiates the possibility and meaningfulness of a coherent theoretical system for psychotherapy, as it is strived for in Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy and presented in several articles in this issue. The necessity of consistency in the theoretical assumptions and concepts of a psychotherapy method is not derived from scientific considerations alone, but already arises from the elementary role of consistency in human life. This also results in the requirements for the consistency of theoretical foundations of psychotherapy. It is not fulfilled in a mere internal, logical consistency of its models, but only in the actual fitting together with the critical-phenomenal and naive-phenomenal worlds of the therapists and their clients (in interaction with their “naive psychologies”) in the reality test of life.

Psychotherapy: The Challenge and Power of Consistency

Gestalt Theory

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

{"article-title":"Psychotherapy: The Challenge and Power of Consistency"}

As an introduction to this issue, the article substantiates the possibility and meaningfulness of a coherent theoretical system for psychotherapy, as it is...

Psychotherapy: The Challenge and Power of Consistency

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2021-0009

Keywords
Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, psychotherapy schools, consistency in life and psychotherapy, therapy integration, naive psychology

© 2021 Gerhard Stemberger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Psychotherapy: The Challenge and Power of Consistency

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gth-2021-0009

KeywordsGestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, psychotherapy schools, consistency in life and psychotherapy, therapy integration, naive psychology

© 2021 Gerhard Stemberger, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy, psychotherapy schools, consistency in life and psychotherapy, therapy integration, naive psychology