Phenomenological listening committed by religious perspective of a gestalt therapist

Abstract

A religious experience is inherent to man and can permeate the therapist-client relationship. The gestalt therapist must be prepared to investigate the unique experience of the client, from an attentive listening. This paper aims to highlight the conflict of the therapist before the incompatibility of their moral values and also the religious and existential-phenomenological values of their science. It is divided into three parts: the first one deals with the theoretical background on the religious experience and the Gestalt approach; the second refers to the presentation of the three participants; and the third shows the relation between theory and data collected. The conclusion is that incompatible values interfere with a phenomenological listening. For this reason the suspension of the values and beliefs of the professional is important.