Gestalt therapy is a relatively new form of therapy that dates back to the 1940s. The original gestalt therapy is associated with the German born psychotherapist, Fritz Perls.

Gestalt therapy focuses on the individual person’s experiences here and now because human psyche and mental conditions are considered to be continually changeable and dynamic. If we are unable to cope with changes mentally we may face problems, and this is where gestalt therapy might be useful.

What are the characteristics of gestalt therapy? How is it carried out and how does it work? Who might gestalt therapy help? What are the strengths and weaknesses?

Keynote speakers dealing with gestalt therapy try to shed some light on these questions.