Aggression, Time, and Understanding

Frank-M. Staemmler, Ph.D., co-founder and co-director of the Zentrum für Gestalttherapie in Würzburg, Germany, has contributed greatly to the Gestalt therapy literature, authoring over seventy articles and book chapters as well as five books, and (co-)editing six other books. Co-editor of Studies in Gestalt Therapy: Dialogical Bridges and past editor of the International Gestalt Journal, he teaches and presents internationally.

• Preface. I: Aggression. Ego, Anger, and Attachment: A Critique of Perls's Aggression Theory and Method. II: Time. The Here and Now is not What it Used to Be: The Tail of the Comet, the Face of Janus, and the Infinity of Possibilities. Towards a Theory of Regressive Processes in Gestalt Therapy: On Time Perspective, Developmental Model and the Wish to Be Understood. III: Understanding. Dialogue and Interpretation in Gestalt Therapy: Making Sense Together. Cultivated Uncertainty: An Attitude of Gestalt Therapists.

"Bringing a new perspective to gestalt therapy, Aggression, Time, and Understanding combines a sharp critical eye with impressive scholarship..." - Dan Bloom, Editor-in-Chief, Studies in Gestalt Therapy: Dialogical Bridges"Frank-M. Staemmler is one of the most lucid thinkers I have ever known. Profoundly ethical, Aggression, Time, and Understanding is replete with thoughtful, even brilliant explorations of Gestalt therapy..." - Lynne Jacobs, Co-founder, Pacific Gestalt Institute, USA"Aggression, Time, and Understanding is the sign of a fresh and vital intellect, lucid and thorough and wise. A very good read." - Malcolm Parlett, former Editor, British Gestalt Journal