[Gestalt Therapy], also known as holistic therapy, is based on the psychological research theory of the [Gestalt school]. In its fundamental theory, the [Gestalt school] emphasizes the wholeness of experience and behavior, believing that the whole is not equal to and greater than the sum of its parts, advocating for studying psychological phenomena from a holistic dynamic structural perspective.
When this psychological research theory is applied to the field of psychological consultation, Gestalt Therapy develops many viewpoints, some of which are particularly useful for addressing the current situation of the visitor, Nan Zhihao.
This is also why Nan Zhubin chose this school's therapy as the primary method for the second phase of the visitor's treatment:
1. Holism and Field Theory. A person is a unified whole of mind and body; the individual cannot be understood in isolation and must be viewed within the dynamic relationship field of their environment.
