You are in therapy and your therapist asks you to imagine your mother in an empty chair next to you. You are instructed to carry on a conversation in which you play both yourself and your mother. Your therapist is probably a _______ therapist.

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This technique is characteristic of Gestalt therapy, which often uses the "empty chair" technique to help clients explore their feelings and thoughts towards someone else (in this case, the mother) by role-playing both themselves and the other person.

You Are in Therapy and Your Therapist Asks You to Imagine