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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.

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.

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."

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.

 

Living at the Boundary
Laura Perls

Growing Up Absurd
Paul Goodman

 

The Gestalt Therapy Book
Joel Latner

Community and Confluence: Undoing the Clinch of Oppression
Philip Lichtenberg