Gestalt Psychotherapy

Therapy: what I can offer

What I can offer you in therapy

My approach is to help you to find your answers to the questions, confusions, and difficulties that have led you to this point and place.

I work to value the individual; to recognise and respect where you are in your own place in the world and work from your perspective and combining this with the perspective I can bring to the developing relationship between us. This encompasses listening, respect, patience, reflection, and empathy and acceptance.

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I trained in Gestalt Therapy. What does that mean though?

Basically, this approach was based on working with what is actually in your consciousness - in your thoughts. And working with your behaviour and manner. The purpose is to begin the process of attending to what is happening and this provides the framework to exploring the origins of your behaviour, attitude, thought patterns etc.

In this therapy approach the therapist is part of the relationship in the therapy room. Through our interactions you are discovered as being you - the you who is in relationship with an other person (the therapist). In this way Gestalt Therapy is, and always has been, a relational therapy approach.

Gestalt Therapy is about shifting from habitual patterns of thought and behaviour towards conscious aware thoughts and actions.

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Face to Face or Online Sessions

I will offer you face to face working as a necessary component of good practice and I will offer you online working as a necessary means for therapeutic working.

We can work face to face or online to suit you.

If you choose to work face to face this will take place in Lichfield. Also it will include periods of online working as there are times when I am not working from Lichfield. At these times you have a choice of continuing online or pausing the therapy for a number of weeks whilst I am away.

If you choose to work online you need to ensure you have a secure and safe space in which to conduct the therapy session.

As a default online working will be using Whatsapp, though, Teams and Zoom are possibilities

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What I can offer you in therapy

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I trained as a therapist relatively late in life and had previously worked in the IT sector installing computer systems, training staff; developing support systems and integrating workflows. This followed 10 years working as a teacher in Secondary schools, and two years previously as an insurance underwriter.

I have been working as a therapist since 2002 and have complemented this work with associated activities that have included support work of university students with emotional/psychological issues; working with health professionals to enhance their communication/counselling skills; taught on UKCP accredited Post Graduate Master Integrative Psychotherapy programmes for over 7 years; and I have facilitated CPD workshops engaged in promoting therapeutic skills and development since 2006

GestaltUK is the website of David Forrest, Gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor, teacher and writer. Alongside information about my psychotherapy practice, the site contains my essays, reflections, workshop material and research concerning Gestalt Therapy, relational psychotherapy, field theory, phenomenology and contemporary psychotherapy practice.

For Gestalt Psychotherapy:

You can contact me best with a text or WhatsApp message, calling me can be less responsive, sorry, I tend to keep my phone on silent when I am working, but try a call call now

Or you can click on the 'click here to contact me' link below.

I work Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; Monday and Wednesday are utilised when needed, like, for a postponed session, or additional session. Meeting is usuallly on a weekly basis and the reason is to provide continuity. This is not set in stone and variations can be considered.

I work Face to Face and Online; think about what will work for you.

Cost of therapy is £65 per session

Do you need help, click here to contact me

David Forrest
Gestaltuk

Gestalt Psychotherapy

Therapy: what I can offer

What I can offer you in therapy

I trained in Gestalt Therapy. What does that mean though?

Psychotherapy - what is it

Face to Face or Online Sessions

Appointments

Resources: Links and other information that may be of help

What I can offer you in therapy

DAVID FORREST

davidforrest@gestaltuk.com

© David Forrest 2026

David Forrest Gestaltuk

Gestalt Psychotherapy

Therapy: what I can offer

What I can offer you in therapy

DAVID FORREST

davidforrest@gestaltuk.com

© David Forrest 2026

David Forrest
Gestaltuk