Gestalt therapy, developed by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, and Paul Goodman in the 1940s, is an experiential and humanistic form of therapy that was originally designed as an alternative to conventional psychoanalysis.
Gestalt therapists and their clients use creative and experiential techniques to enhance awareness, freedom, and self-direction. At the core of gestalt therapy is the holistic view that people are intricately linked to and influenced by their environments and that all people strive for growth and balance.