Frederick S. (Fritz) Perls (1893 - 1970) was a noted German-born psychologist and psychotherapist.
He coined the term 'Gestalt Therapy' for the approach to therapy he developed with his wife Laura Perls from the 1940s, and became associated with the Esalen Institute in California in 1964. His approach is related but not identical to Gestalt psychology and the Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy of Hans-Juergen Walter.
Bibliography
- Ego, Hunger and Aggression (1942) ISBN 0-939266-18-0
- The Gestalt Approach and Eye Witness to Therapy (1973) ISBN 0-831400-34-X
- Gestalt Therapy (1965, 1983) ISBN 0-553240-89-7
- Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality (1977) ISBN 0-939266-24-5
- Gestalt Therapy Verbatim (1968) ISBN 0-939266-18-4
- In and Out the Garbage Pail (1981) ISBN 0-553202-53-7
Related topics
- Phenomenology, Existentialism, Paul Goodman
External link
- More biographical information on Perls, as well as information about Gestalt therapy in general, is available at http://www.gestalt.org
