Basic Concepts
The basic concepts used in this therapeutic style are: Body-awareness, Core or True Self (self psychology), Breath, Grounding, Containment, Boundaries (see Gestalt therapy), Fragmentation and Reframing-composition, Issue of Sexuality, Current Situation, Here and Now, Transference and Counter transference in the therapeutic relationship. The concepts of Secret Themes, Character Style, (other) Agency and Self Agency Daniel Stern were developed later with Beverly Morse Ph.D and integrated into IBP. Release of tension and transpersonal aspects round off the "core bug". The aim is to create a greater and smoother sense of wholeness both within oneself, with others and existentially with the cosmic powers that be.
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