Recommended Reading

Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality

Frederick S. Perls, Ralph F. Hefferline, Paul Goodman

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.
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Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

Gestalt Therapy Verbatim

Frederick S. Perls

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.
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Ego Hunger and Aggression

Ego, Hunger and Aggression

Frederick S. Perls

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."
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Awareness, Dialogue & Process, Essays on Gestalt Therapy

Awareness, Dialogue & Process, Essays on Gestalt Therapy

Gary M. Yontef

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.
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Living at the Boundary

Laura Perls

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Growing Up Absurd

Paul Goodman

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The Gestalt Therapy Book

Joel Latner

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Community and Confluence: Undoing the Clinch of Oppression

Philip Lichtenberg

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