This compelling and comprehensive volume is an anthology of current
thinking by many of gestalt therapy's leading theoreticians, clinicians,
and researchers.
Including many well-known voices in the field and introducing several
new ones to the current gestalt therapy literature, the book presents a
broad-ranging compendium of essays, scientific articles, clinical
applications, and integrative approaches that represent the richness and
vibrancy of the field. Each contributor brings intellectual rigor,
honest personal reflection, and humanism to their area of inquiry. This
ethos-the spirit of relational gestalt therapy-infuses the whole book,
bringing a sense of coherence to its seventeen chapters. Following an
introduction written by Mark Winitsky, PhD, as an entry point into the
field for students and psychotherapists from other schools of thought,
the book is organized into three sections: Theory, Clinical
Applications, and Integrative Approaches. Readers will encounter new
ways of thinking about psychotherapy, new skills they can bring to their
work, and new ways of integrating gestalt therapy with other approaches.
The Relational Heart of Gestalt Therapy is essential reading for Gestalt
therapists as well as other mental health professionals with an interest
in Gestalt approaches.