| − | The patient may begin by stating a particular life problem that disturbs him; and if silent, he may be asked by the therapist to express his immediate awareness. However he begins, the focus is on his moment-to-moment "here and now" experience as much as possible; intensification and exaggeration of this experience is encouraged by a variety of exercises. One such technique could be the [[empty chair technique]]. | + | The patient may begin by stating a particular life problem that disturbs him; and if silent, he may be asked by the therapist to express his immediate awareness. However he begins, the focus is on his moment-to-moment "here and now" experience as much as possible; intensification and exaggeration of this experience is encouraged by a variety of exercises. |
| − | Norman Friedman<ref name = Friedman>Friedman, N. (1993). Fritz Perls's layers' and the empty chair: A reconsideration. ''The Gestalt Journal, XVI''(2), pp. 95-118.</ref> creates the following hypothetical dialogue:
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