Giving voice: A gestalt approach to undoing negative body images and introjects

Authors in the fields of gender studies and gestalt therapy theory have both placed importance on the issue of “voice” in their work. More specifically, authors in these disciplines are concerned with both “giving voice” and paying close attention to whose voices get to speak. In her now classic text In a different voice: psychological theory and women’s development, Gilligan (1984) asserts that the field of developmental studies, for example, has historically been dominated by the voices of men. As a consequence, she argues, issues of the developmental process particular to girls and women have been left out of the discussion

1999 Mortola, Giving voice – AGJ.pdfDownload
Avatar photo
Peter Mortola, Ph.D.

Peter Mortola, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of School and Counseling Psychology at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he coordinates the School Psychology Program. He teaches classes on lifespan development, group counseling for children, and consultation in the schools. He also leads preventative groups for fifth-grade boys at a local elementary school and is in the process of publishing a book on the subject. Peter has worked closely with Dr. Violet Oaklander over the past ten years, attending nine intensive summer trainings, and is in the process of publishing a book on the Oaklander method of training adults to do therapy with children through the GestaltPress. Peter can be contacted at this email: pmortola@lclark.edu.

Related Posts