Here, Now, Next (JOSSEY BASS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE SERIES)

By Taylor Stoehr

Book Overview

Here Now Next is the first scholarly account of the origins of Gestalt therapy, told from the point of view of one of its chief theoreticians, Paul Goodman, by a man who knew him well. Stoehr... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787900052
• ISBN13: 9780787900052
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A loving, clear-sighted appraisal

In this excellent intellectual biography, Taylor Stoehr presents a loving, clear-sighted appraisal of Paul Goodman's contributions to the formulation and practice of Gestalt Therapy. With telling anecdotes from Goodman's life, and a deft handling of the psychotherapeutic concepts, Stoehr summons a vivid picture of the therapy's development. This book is a welcome corrective to the tendency of Fritz Perls' larger-than-life persona to overshadow the contributions made by Goodman and others. It is also a highly illuminating companion read for anyone tackling Goodman and Perls' psychological magnum opus "Gestalt Therapy". For those looking for a capsule synopsis of Goodman's psychological work, I recommend Stoehr's pithy introduction to his edited volume of Goodman's briefer writings on psychology, "Nature Heals"

A "must read" for students of Gestalt Therapy

For anyone who is a student of Gestalt Therapy this book is a must. Stoehr's work gave me a deep appreciation for the intellectual legacy of Paul Goodman.