The book presents Fritz Perls's significant contribution to the theoretical foundations of Gestalt psychotherapy, his highly influential use of theory in practice, and the way in which he undermined his own achievements by equating his personal style of working with Gestalt therapy and damaging its reputation through his behaviour. It examines the influence Fritz Perls had on the later development of Gestalt therapy, and the significance (often underestimated) of his work for therapeutic counselling as a whole