AI and Gestalt therapy
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1 Introduction

1.1 Personal Motivation

I found my way to psychotherapy through music. Making music with other people means resonating with them, harmonising with one another and creating something that is …

1.2 Problem statement and relevance

Empirical research into psychotherapy shows that psychotherapy is not primarily effective because of any specific method or technique; rather, healing occurs through the …

1.3 Objective

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the therapeutic relationship between therapists and clients cannot be structurally replaced by AI. It aims to demonstrate …

1.4 Research Questions

To theoretically examine the tension between technological simulation and human encounter, this thesis is structured around three research questions.

1.5 Methodological Approach and Structure of the Thesis

This study is a theoretical and conceptual review of the literature employing a hermeneutic approach. It does not collect its own empirical data, but rather combines …