O uso da metáfora na prática psicoterápica: modo de experimentar na clínica gestáltica<br>The use of metaphor in psychotherapeutic practice: way of experimenting in the gestalt clinic

Abstract

This article sought to investigate how metaphor is used in the gestalt clinic. To this end, a qualitative bibliographical research was carried out, which made an overview of materials already prepared on the subject. In the gestalt clinic, the therapist needs to adopt a welcoming, creative and curious attitude and use various resources at the service of the client's process. In this sense, the metaphor presents itself as a playful, rich and simple experiment that facilitates dialogue, the process of realizing oneself and the search for new ways of being and adjusting to the world. Facilitates linkage, clarifies doubts, and helps to identify and manage customer contact blocks, being useful for their growth. However, there is a scarcity of studies on the subject, and it is important that more research be undertaken in order to contribute to the psychotherapeutic practice of more gestalt therapists, broadening your view, your way of acting and experimenting in the gestalt clinic.