by Melisa | Feb 3, 2020 | Gestalt
Childhood is such a mixed bag for most of us. Certainly our memories are stored and sometimes reviewed later in life. I’m fascinated with perspective and how it shapes the memories into our own version and reality of all that happened. Even though an older...
by Melisa Pearce | Jul 22, 2019 | Coaching, Equine Coaching, Gestalt
As the field of coaching quickly grew in the 1990s, many therapists became coaches. At that time, I could see that the basic tenants of Gestalt were a perfect fit for me as a coach because they offered a unique and highly effective form of coaching. I started my work...
by Melisa Pearce | Jul 13, 2019 | Coaching, Equine Coaching, Gestalt
We often get asked how effective is the Equine Gestalt Coaching Program? In 2017, a research study was done to examine the relationship between coaching sessions using the Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® and clients’ self reported feelings after those sessions....
by Melisa Pearce | May 5, 2019 | Gestalt
Many things in life can lead to unfinished business, which involves life experiences that have not been adequately processed, integrated, or resolved and are therefore incomplete. Often, these experiences have been suppressed and are outside the person’s awareness....
by Melisa Pearce | May 2, 2019 | Gestalt
Thousands of scholars over the centuries have attempted to quantify and define what consciousness is. There is no agreement on definition or explanation of why or how it occurs. Although there is a strong debate between science and philosophy about it, many of us in...
by Melisa Pearce | Apr 13, 2019 | Coaching, Equine Coaching, Gestalt
To gain an understanding of Gestalt as either a coaching or a therapeutic methodology, it’s useful to understand some of its fundamental concepts and the context from which Gestalt developed as a technique and a form of psychotherapy. It’s useful to not only...
