PSI in Practice: Full Contact – Gestalt Theory, Sex Therapy, and the Spiritual Dimension
Please join us for our next Free Forum, Full Contact: Gestalt Theory, Sex Therapy, and the Spiritual Dimension, presented by Jack Worthy, MA, MS.
June 4, 2014, 10:30a – 12:00p at
OneSpirit Learning Alliance
247 West 36th Street, 6th Floor
(between 7th and 8th Avenues)
New York City
Program Description
The presentation will introduce the audience to the PLISSIT model of sex therapy (Permission / Limited Information / Specific Suggestions / Intensive Therapy), as well as to the basics of Gestalt psychotherapy. The presentation will illustrate how Gestalt therapy can be used during the introductory phase of the of PLISSIT (Permission) model. Audience members will learn a basic framework for helping patients through common sexual interruptions through this combination of PLISSIT and Gestalt.
The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the spiritual dimensions of human sexuality, and how a Gestalt perspective can help couples heighten the spiritual dimension of their sex lives.
The Presenter

Jack Worthy
All forums are free of charge. To RSVP, please email psi-invite@mindspirit.org or call 212-285-0043.
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Our Wednesday morning forums for mental health professionals, clergy, other clinicians and helping professionals include presentations by members of PSI staff as well as invited guests. They are designed to offer opportunities for engagement in topics and modalities that integrate psychotherapy and spirituality. They are also an opportunity for peer fellowship and networking.