게슈탈트 심리치료를 통해 본 인테리어 테라피 사례연구 : 알아차림과 접촉을 중심으로

Abstract

This study aimed to apply Gestalt Psychotherapy as one of the approaches to seek for integrative psychical cure of interior therapy and develop the alternative. It was a follow-up study of ‘An Exploratory Study on Interior Therapy (2017)’ and ‘A Study of Interior Therapy based on Psychological Image Interpretation by Carl Jung - Focusing on Residential Spaces of 〈Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis〉 in the US (2018)’ previously published, focusing on the current viewpoint of ‘Here and Now’. The study method was content analysis of qualitative study. The study scope was set 16 episodes among Season I (2012) and Season II (2013) of ‘Interior therapy with Jeff Lewis’, which were broadcast by Bravo TV in U.S. The study target was limited to ‘interpretation of process’ and ‘interpretation of symbol’. The study results were as the following. Home is the collective group of people who share their daily life, in which the preference of one person is strongly noticeable with his/her leading decision-making. Accordingly, other members of home get stressed and develop psychological disorders, generally presenting ‘introjection’ and ‘projection’ in terms of psychological phenomenon. At the viewpoint of ‘Here and Now’. ‘inversion technique’, ‘perception’, ‘reality testing’, and ‘experiment technique’ were found to be used as the conflict resolution styles in this study. This study has its significance to suggest potential of Interior therapy via Gestalt Psychotherapy to resolve conflicts and problems between family members that appear in residential space.