Trauma constellations with a Gestalt perspective

Abstract

"Abstract: In this article I focus on the theoretical developments of Professor Franz Ruppert on the topics of trauma and attachment, and his adaptation of the constellations process originally developed by the German philosopher and psychotherapist Bert Hellinger. My Gestalt background encourages me to seek connections between Ruppert’s work and a Gestalt approach. I will draw on other theories and comments on the topic to give context. Key words: Gestalt, constellations, trauma, attachment, phenomenology, symbiosis, auton- omy, symbiotic trauma, entanglement."