What is dialogue? “Dialogue, according to Jacobs (1989), is a special form of contact that becomes the ground for deepened awareness and self-realization” (Gestalt Therapy Around the World, Chapter 3, Dialogue and Contact, Eleanor O’Leary). According to Martin Buber, these moments of contact became “I-thou” as opposed to “I-it”. “I-Thou relating is present moment engagement with another person, mutually. I-Thou, in its pure form, is a peak experience of mutual authenticity, equality, and connect