The author’s aim is to try to sense the phenomenon of stalking and the emotional dynamics experienced by the victims, to then adopt the best strategy to effectively help the victims regain psychophysical wellbeing. Among the most significant results it appears that there are stalking behaviors in women. While women have less propensity to aggressive acts compared to men, they display greater tenacity in duration.
A stalking case is presented which is treated with the analytic gestalt psychotherapeutic approach and it shows how the experience of the relationship with the therapist can help to bring out details that the individual has coercively forgotten.
Keywords: Stalking; Harassment; Treatment; Gestalt; Psychotherapy; Relationship.