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Fritz Perls

Co-Founder of Gestalt Therapy 1893–1970

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Fritz Perls

Friedrich Salomon Perls, known as Fritz Perls, was a German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist who co-founded Gestalt therapy with his wife Laura Perls and Paul Goodman.

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Their theoretical insights and intervention models continue to inform clinical reasoning, formulation architectures, and therapeutic dialogue across modern psychotherapy practices worldwide.

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