Two-Chair Technique

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  • Empty-Chair Technique is works on the principle that “unfinished business involves expression of previously suppressed primary emotion such as hurt and anger to the imaginary significant other in the empty chair.” (This has theoretical origins in Gestalt Therapy.)
  • Two-Chair Technique works on the principle that “one part of the self is guided to express the harsh criticism or negative self-statements to another part of the self in order to evoke the emotional reactions to the criticisms.” (This has theoretical origins in Gestalt Therapy.)
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