Gestalt Therapy (book)
First edition | |
| Author | Frederick Perls, Ralph Hefferline, Paul Goodman |
|---|---|
| Subject | Psychotherapy |
| Published | 1951 (Julian Press) |
| Pages | 466 pp. |
Gestalt Therapy is a 1951 book that outlines an extension to psychotherapy, known as gestalt therapy, written by Fritz Perls, Ralph Hefferline, and Paul Goodman. Presented in two parts, the first introduces psychotherapeutic self-help exercises, and the second presents a theory of personality development and growth.
The book is known in the gestalt community as "PHG".
English literature professor George Levine thought of the book as the only emotionally engaging textbook he knew.