Question 1

What is Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

Gestalt therapy is a form of talk therapy that focuses on what is happening for you right now — in your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and in the contact between us in the room. Rather than analysing your past from a distance, we work with how earlier experiences live in you today, and how you meet the world in the present. The aim is greater self-awareness, more room to choose, and a fuller, more satisfying way of being with yourself and others.

Question 2

What kinds of issues can Gestalt therapy help with?

Accepted Answer

People come to Gestalt therapy with a wide range of concerns. Common themes include anxiety, low mood, stress and burnout, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, life transitions, work-related struggles, and a general sense of being stuck or disconnected from oneself. Gestalt therapy is also well suited for people who are doing well on the surface but sense that something is missing, or who want a deeper understanding of themselves. You do not need a diagnosis or a clearly defined problem to begin — a wish to explore your own life is enough.

Question 3

How would you describe your approach as a therapist?

Accepted Answer

I work in a warm, present-centred, and dialogical way. That means I am genuinely interested in you as a whole person, and I bring myself into the contact rather than staying behind a professional mask. I pay close attention to what is happening between us in the room — in words, in silences, and in the body — because much of what matters in therapy shows up there first. My background includes a four-year training at the Norwegian Gestalt Institute (NGI), membership in the Norwegian Gestalt Therapist Association (NGF), and ongoing doctoral research in phenomenology and Gestalt therapy. Alongside my therapy practice, I work as a music teacher and conductor, which shapes my sensitivity to rhythm, listening, and the unspoken.

Warm and Present‑Centered Gestalt Therapy in Oslo

Frequently asked questions

What is Gestalt therapy?

What kinds of issues can Gestalt therapy help with?

How would you describe your approach as a therapist?