Field Perspectives and Clinical Practice: Gestalt Therapy
About the Book Series
Under the editorship of Gianni Francesetti, Michela Gecele and Jan Roubal, the Field Perspectives and Clinical Practice book series aims to develop psychopathological perspectives and clinical practices that are rooted in Gestalt Therapy. Whether biographical, existential, transgenerational, socio-cultural, or political, meaning emerges from the lifeworld to which it is irrevocably anchored. With this in view, the volumes in this series approach the study of mental health in the knowledge that all aspects of life are worthy of exploration, as consequences, risks, resources or foundations for human suffering. They alight from the position that suffering is not a deviation from but an expression of being human—of oscillations in the experience of presence and absence. Whether active or fixed, pulsating or waiting to be awakened, such suffering is always-already able to be transformed creatively into an encounter. Overall, the series intends to support the development of a psychotherapeutic and psychiatric clinical practice that is open to complexity and prepared to grasp the novelty and uniqueness of every therapeutic encounter. The approach developed by each volume is both embodied and experiential, but also firmly rooted in theoretical knowledge and continuous critical reflection.
Atmospheric Landscapes: Felt Spaces and Backgrounds of Psychotherapy
1st Edition
Edited
By Gianni Francesetti, Michela Gecele, Tonino Griffero
November 30, 2026
This book examines the philosophical concept of atmospheres, rooted in phenomenology and aesthetics, and its relevance to psychotherapy and psychiatry by exploring the affective, spatial, and pre-reflective conditions shaping therapeutic encounters, focusing on what light this sheds on ...
Atmospheric Landscapes: Felt Spaces and Clinical Configurations
1st Edition
Edited
By Gianni Francesetti, Michela Gecele, Tonino Griffero
November 30, 2026
This book explores the philosophical concept of atmospheres, rooted in phenomenology and aesthetics, and its application to psychotherapy and psychiatry in clinical encounters, where felt spaces and atmospheric dynamics can affect the clinical process profoundly. Expanding on the authors' previous ...
Dimensions, Landscapes, and Clinical Aspects of Personality: Phenomenological-Gestalt Perspectives on Personality Disorders
1st Edition
Edited
By Michela Gecele, Gianni Francesetti
November 30, 2026
This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the construct of personality through a variety of lenses, both in theory and clinical practice. Part I focuses on theory, presenting insights from the perspectives of anthropology, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, the neurodiversity paradigm, political...
Otherness in a Fragmented World: Psychotherapy in Contemporary Society
1st Edition
By Michela Gecele
October 01, 2026
This book explores a key theme both for humanity and for psychotherapy—how we can understand ourselves as a web of relational connections within the wider world that shapes us all. Grounds are the often invisible scenery of our life. They are all that concern us as human beings—the sum total of ...