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In this video I will explain how to use Transformational Chairwork to conduct an inner critic diagnostic interview. The diagnostic interview can help establi

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• Individuals may find it easier to be interviewed as their critic after a period of 'inner critic monitoring' (e.g., keeping a record of their inner critic or self-critical thoughts for a few days). • If the client feels threatened by the idea of embodying their inner critic, they may prefer

https://positivepsychology.com/empty-chair-technique/
The empty chair technique is a practice derived from gestalt therapy and designed to confront and resolve a client's current conflicts. It enhances self-awareness by encouraging them to explore previously avoided experiences (Trijayanti et al., 2019; Smith & Quirk, 2017). This article explores the empty chair technique, who it is suitable for

https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/resources/chairwork-interviewing-the-inner-critic
The inner critic is an internal voice that constantly judges, criticises, and undermines a person's thoughts, actions, and self-worth. It feeds on self-doubt, fear, and insecurities, obstructing personal growth and stifling confidence. Overcoming the inner critic requires self-compassion, self-awareness, and nurturing positive self-talk.

https://www.rula.com/blog/empty-chair-technique/
The empty chair technique is a foundational element of Gestalt therapy. Also known as "chairwork," it involves a client sitting across from an empty chair during a therapy session. Next, the therapist guides the client to imagine a person sitting in the empty chair. This is typically a significant person in the client's life, like a

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Gestalt therapists were the first to use the empty chair technique in a one-on-one context. The core components of the empty chair technique are: exploring emotion. movement between chairs

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Chairwork is an intense, experiential psychotherapeutic method that involves: (a) inviting a patient to sit in one chair in order to have an imaginal encounter with someone from the past, the present, or the future in the chair opposite; and/or (b) using several chairs to create dialogues among different parts of the self. The Four Dialogues are Giving Voice, Telling the Story, Internal

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Transformational Chairwork Psychotherapy Project,NewYork,New York,UnitedStates Chairwork is an intense, experiential psychotherapeutic method that involves: (a) inviting a patient to sit in one chair in order to have an imaginal encounter with someone from the past, the present, or the future in the chair opposite; and/or (b)

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For example, the client may be asked to imagine their "inner critic" in an empty chair during chair-based cognitive restructuring. Given that many such images will overlap with actual autobiographical experiences, it seems likely that chairwork will activate related memory structures and so provide direct access to associated affects

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empty chair. Alternatively, the client may be asked to imagine that the empty chair holds a symbolic represen-tation of negative cognition (for example, the ''inner critic'') or a particular individual associated with the development of a self-belief (for example, an abusive other) which is again challenged (Beck et al. 2004; Leahy 2003).

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In empty-chair exercises, the individual is encouraged to engage in a dialogue with an imagined other placed in an empty seat. This 'other' may be an actual individual (as demonstrated in Susan's confrontation with her mother) or something symbolic (for example, a personal goal or one's 'inner critic').

https://www.psychologytools.com/articles/profile-dr-matthew-pugh-talks-chairwork-in-cbt/
This is an 'interview' style of chairwork and can be helpful to explore the functions of self-parts. A two-chair 'dialogue' might then follow, in which the client switches between two chairs, speaking as and responding to their inner critic, in order to resolve this internal conflict.

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In this video I explain how to use advanced chairwork methods to deal with past emotional abuse. I demonstrate how to use multiple chairs and how to use deep

https://blog.well-nest.ca/2020/12/10/chair-work-in-therapy/
A common internal conflict many of us experience is dealing with our harsh inner critic. This punitive and critical voice can be directly faced in chair work, we will get to this later in the blog post! The Types Of Chair Work. Chair work usually takes two forms: two-chair and empty chair. Here is everything you need to know about these

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Chairwork was originally a technique used in Psychodrama - an experiential form of psychotherapy that was created by Dr. Jacob Moreno (2019; Z. Moreno, 2012). Chairwork, as is it practiced in Schema Therapy, is more closely connected to the work of Dr. Frederich "Fritz" Perls, the creator of Gestalt therapy (Perls, 1969, 1970, 1973; Perls

https://contextualconsulting.co.uk/knowledge/therapy-approaches/chairwork-and-act
The origins of chairwork are traced back to the field of Gestalt therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, where it was known as the "empty chair technique." However, chairwork has since been integrated into various therapeutic modalities, including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), and integrative approaches.

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stance so that discovery-oriented dialogues can emerge (for example, interviewing the 'inner critic' in relation to its intentions and underlying motivations). ... (January 1970 - 2016) using the keywords "chairwork", "empty-chair", and "two-chair". • A manual review of cognitive-behavioural texts. ... a second chair (the

https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/02/four-dialogues-chairwork/
Chairwork can be thought of as a psychotherapeutic art form that has three core creative processes. The first is the understanding that a central goal of the work is for the patient to be able to speak from each part with clarity, force, and simplicity. The second component is the Deepening Techniques.

https://transformationalchairwork.com/articles/dialogical-encounters/
This article looks at the use of "chairwork" (2-chair and "empty" chair) dialogues through the lens of 5 psychotherapies: Gestalt, process-experiential therapy, redecision therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and schema therapy. Many clinical examples are provided, and they are organized into 4 overlapping groups: (a) internal in

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problematic cognitions). In contrast, exploratory chairwork exercises require a facilita-tive stance so that discovery-oriented dialogues can emerge (for example, interviewing the 'inner critic' in relation to its intentions and underlying motivations). Notions of a 'dialogue' between parts of the self may at first seem alien to cognitive

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About Chairwork. Chairwork is dedicated to providing high-impact training, supervision, consultancy, and psychotherapy incorporating action-based methods - collectively known as 'chairwork'. We promote the application, development, and continued research of chairwork, which forms an integral part of evidence-based psychotherapies and

https://transformationalchairwork.com/articles/transformational-chairwork/
Chairwork is a psychotherapeutic technique that typically involves the use of two chairs that face one another. The patient sits in one chair and has a dialogue with an imagined family member or other person sitting in the opposite chair; alternatively, the patient moves back and forth between the two chairs and speaks from different aspects of

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Recent years have seen increased interest in the use of experiential techniques within cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Chairwork techniques such as empty-chair and two-chair interventions are popular therapeutic tools which originate from the psychodrama and gestalt schools of psychotherapy. Despite a growing body of evidence, however, such techniques are often neglected in CBT. This