A comprehensive and readable introduction to the fundamentals of Gestalt therapy. Often used as an introduction to Gestalt therapy in academic settings, this is a good place for professionals and lay persons alike to begin to understand the Gestalt approach.

The Gestalt Therapy Book: A Holistic Guide to the Theory, Principles and Techniques of Gestalt Therapy Developed by Frederick S. Perls and Others

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Latner, Joel

Psychology & Counseling

The Gestalt Journal Press

With over 300 pages of methods, materials, techniques for working with children and adolescents, transcripts, case examples and discussion, this book filled a void in the child therapy literature. Counselors and therapists, in schools, mental health centers and private practice embrace this book. It is the largest selling book on the subject in the world.

Windows to Our Children: A Gestalt Approach to Children and Adolescents

Oaklander Ph.D., Violet

An indispensable reader for those interested in the history of the development of Gestalt therapy and the personalities involved, this volume contains interviews with those in the Gestalt community who had been involved in the development of Gestalt therapy since its inception in the late 1940's. Laura Perls, Isadore From, Erving Polster, Miriam Polster, and Elliot Shapiro offer their reminisces of and insights into the personalities involved in the early years of Gestalt therapy.

An Oral History of Gestalt Therapy

Rosenfeld, Edward

Wysong, Joe

Compiled and edited from transcriptions of three workshop/demonstrations that took place at the Esalen Institute in 1968, the first section of this book includes four lectures wherein Perls presents a clear explanation in simple terms of the basic ideas he believed underlie the philosophy and methodology of Gestalt therapy. The lectures are followed by verbatim transcripts of work Perls did with workshop participants. This Gestalt Journal Press edition includes an introduction by Michael Vincent Miller that explores the political and cultural milieu when Gestalt therapy leapt to the "theatrical forefront" of the human potential movement.

Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

Perls, Frederick S.

Essential reading for any serious student of Gestalt therapy, Perls' first book (originally published in South Africa in 1942) contains the seeds of Gestalt therapy's theoretical foundations and introduces such concepts as the "hunger instinct" and "oral aggression" and "oral resistance."Includes a comprehensive historical introduction by Gestalt Journal Press publisher Joe Wysong.

Ego, Hunger and Aggression: A Revision of Freud's Theory and Method

Perls, F S.

Called "the most significant addition to the body of Gestalt therapy literature in almost two decades," this collection of Yontef's writings encompasses the history and politics of Gestalt therapy, Gestalt therapy theory, field theory and the practice of Gestalt therapy including new chapters on treating people with character disorders and working with shame. Highly recommended as a training text and as a resource for graduate students and scholars.

Awareness, Dialogue and Process: Essays on Gestalt Therapy

Yontef, Gary M.

An excellent introduction to the approach to psychotherapy that emphasizes the meeting between the therapist and client as the critical healing mode. Hycner explores the writing of Martin Buber, Hans Trub, and Buber's biographer, Maurice Friedman.

Between Person and Person: Toward a Dialogical Psychotherapy

Hycner, Richard

The seminal text setting forth the theoretical foundations of Gestalt therapy. Originally published in 1951, The Gestalt Journal Press edition restores the work to its original editorial structure and includes a new introduction by Isadore From and Michael Vincent Miller. This is the only authorized edition of this classic text.

Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality

GOODMAN, Paul

Hefferline, Ralph

Erving and Miriam Polster, directors of The Gestalt Training Center - San Diego, wrote of this book: "Rich Hycner and Lynne Jacobs, representing a new generation of Gestalt therapists, have written a rich book expanding the implications of Gestalt therapy principles. In addition, the examples they use from their own therapeutic practice are warmed by the humanity and sensitivity that pervades their work."

The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy: A Dialogic - Self-Psychology Approach

Jacobs, Lynne

Originally published in 1973, to this day this volume remains the only book of Gestalt therapy transcriptions that includes ongoing commentary by the therapist. Jack Downing, one of the United States's leading gestalt therapy trainers, reviewed the session transcripts and requently inserted detailed comments on the reasons he chose one type of intervention instead of another or why he used a particular Gestalt experiment as it relates to both the level of client self-awareness and Downing's particular experience with the person in the "hot seat." Because of the book's unique structure, it is one of the best teaching tools available for the famous Gestalt therapy dream work brought to the world's attention by Frederick Perls and Jack Downing in the late 60s and early 70s.

Dreams and Nightmares: A Book of Gestalt Therapy Sessions

Robert Marmorstein

JACK DOWNING

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