Gestalt Therapy's The Now

Although Gestalt Therapy focuses on “The Now”, it can be beneficial for the client to look forward and backward.
The therapist uses motivational interviewing to assist the client with imagining themselves in the future or discussing past events with their past self.

Looking forward at their Future Self:
The client sits in front of an empty chair and imagines their future self sitting in the empty chair..
The client then discusses what their future looks like with their future self, if they continue down the path they are on.

Looking backward at their Past Self:
The client sits in front of an empty chair and imagines their past self sitting in the empty chair.
The client then discusses with their past self some type of issue or event that