Gestalt Therapy: Perspectives and Applications is a classic text which, when it was first released in 1992, signaled a renaissance of Gestalt scholarship throughout the world. In this volume, Edwin Nevis, one of the foremost Gestalt writers, thinkers, and practitioners of the last 40 years, skillfully draws together a diverse selection of essays from Gestat therapists of every persuasion, united here by clarity of their thought, and the constancy of their commitment to the development and extension of the Gestalt model. Here you will find one of the finest overviews of classical Gestalt therapy theory and practice available: groundbreaking essays on such topics as diagnosis and ethics from a Gestalt perspective, and an assortment of pragmatic clinical essays of immediate value to the working practitioner.

Featuring Chapters by: Ilana Rubenfeld, Gordon Wheeler, Robert Goulding, Violet Oaklander, Cynthia Harris, Sonia Nevis, Joel Latner, Joseph Zinker, Joseph Melnick, and more.

Edwin Nevis, Ph.D (1925-2010), was internationally recognized for his pioneering role in developing Gestalt work with organizations. He practiced in the field of organizational consulting for over 40 years. During that time, he founded and served as president of the Gestalt International Study Center (GISC) in Wellfleet, MA, served a thirteen year term as president of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, created Gestalt Press, authored numerous articles and 4 books, co-founded Gestalt Review, and spent 17 years at the Sloan School of Management at MIT.