This book explores the philosophical concept of atmospheres, rooted in phenomenology and aesthetics, and its application to psychotherapy and psychiatry in clinical encounters, where felt spaces and atmospheric dynamics can affect the clinical process profoundly.

Expanding on the authors’ previous work, this volume features contributions from diverse voices, offering insights into the interplay between subjectivity, spatial dynamics, and therapeutic environments. Topics include the atmospheric conditions underlying psychopathological forms and the epistemological shifts required to navigate varied theoretical and clinical perspectives. This book is designed for psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and scholars in phenomenology, aesthetics, and clinical psychology.

It is an essential resource for professionals seeking to understand the affective and spatial dimensions of therapy and the role of atmospheres in practical mental healthcare.

Gianni Francesetti is a psychiatrist, Gestalt psychotherapist, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Italy. He is an international trainer and supervisor, and co‑director of the International Institute for Phenomenological Psychopathology and Gestalt Therapy, as well as of the Turin School of Psychopathology. He is also a co‑founder of the International Gestalt Federation.

Michela Gecele is a psychiatrist and Gestalt psychotherapist. She previously coordinated a psychological and psychiatric service for immigrants in Turin. She is an international trainer and supervisor, and co‑director of the International Institute for Phenomenological Psychopathology and Gestalt Therapy, as well as of the Turin School of Psychopathology. She is also a co‑founder of the International Gestalt Federation.

Tonino Griffero is full professor of aesthetics (Tor Vergata, Rome) and the editor of book series Sensibilia, Atmospheric Spaces and the e‑journal Lebenswelt. His recent books include: Atmospheres: Aesthetics of Emotional Spaces (2014), Quasi‑Things: The Paradigm of Atmospheres (2017), Places, Affordances, Atmospheres: A Pathic Aesthetics (2019), The Atmospheric “We”: Moods and Collective Feelings (2021), and Being a Lived Body. From a Neo‑Phenomenological Point of View (2024). His recent co‑editions include: Atmosphere/Atmospheres: Testing a New Paradigm (2018) with G. Moretti, Psychopathology and Atmospheres: Neither Inside nor Outside (2019) with G. Francesetti, and Atmospheres and Aesthetics: A Plural Perspective (2019) with M. Tedeschini.