Abstract
The fragmentation of psychotherapies in schools and systems is a challenge for the field. The present article examines the dynamics of attraction and repulsion between Psychodrama and Gestalt-therapy, based on interviews with 22 professionals of these approaches. The results identified a variety of conditions that either promote or hinder dialogue between the two of them. These referred both to the person of the professional with his or her needs and individual history, and to the structure of the professional area with its particular social processes. The attractions of psychotherapy integration include the need to deal with complex clinical realities through a more flexible practice, and the possibility for theoretical refinement through the encounter with the other. However, a close link emerged between professional identity and the features of theoretical models and of the professional communities that sustain them. The issues that hinder dialog remain unintelligible without considering these dynamics.
Keywords:
psychodrama; gestalt-therapy; clinical psychology; interdisciplinarity