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FROM HELEN MCWILLIAM

Helen McWilliam has a private psychotherapy and supervision practice, and facilitates Gestalt art experience workshops. Helen’s professional qualifications include a Bachelor of Social Science and a Masters of Gestalt Therapy. Through the articles below, Helen shares her knowledge and own experience in Gestalt therapy and philosophy, as well as her love of art, family and community.

Gestalt Art Therapy: Unlocking the power of creativity and imagination by Helen McWilliam

Gestalt Art Therapy: Unlocking the Healing Power of Creativity and Imagination

‘Art is an extension of the self and can be a meaningful and powerful way to express what words cannot say.’ Introduction Art has been a part of human existence since earliest times. Human beings have sung and danced, created images and artifacts and engaged in arts with ritual and ceremony to celebrate the cycles […]

Phenomenology explained by Helen McWilliam

Phenomenology: Understanding Human Experience

Definition and Historical Origins Phenomenology is the study of how humans give shape and meaning to their experiences, and is one of the key theoretical underpinnings of Gestalt Therapy. In the early 20thcentury, Phenomenology was the domain of scientists such as Edmund Husserl who developed a phenomenological method to arrive at an objective view of […]