ABSTRACT
In gestalt therapy we centre on here and now moments of experience. This is not to deny that experience has its roots in the past, or to ignore the existence of hopes and fears for the future, but these are experienced in the present moment. We focus on immediate experience and in doing so concentrate on what and how the client perceives their situation now, rather than digging around in an attempt to discover why they might perceive their situation this way. We believe that it is through heightened awareness of the way each individual selects and forms their figures of interest from the ground of their experience in the present moment that growth is achieved.
