Gestalt is a German word, used today all over the world to denote wholeness - an image, an action, an event. Since it has no exact equivalents in other languages, it is pronounced Gestalt and capitalized, as is customary for nouns in German.

"Gestalten" means "to put into form, to give meaningful structure to."

For example, when we look at a human face, we can consider every part of it, but only the perception of the whole image of the face allows us to create in our minds an image of a particular person - his uniqueness and individuality. And the face cannot be reduced to the sum of perceived different elements of it, for the whole is something else than a simple sum of its parts. Thus, water is something other than a simple mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.

What is Gestalt therapy? In the modern world the word "therapy" is used in a narrow sense of the word - it is associated with the treatment of diseases. However, the World Health Organization directly in the preamble of its Declaration states: "Health is not the absence of disease or physical defect, but a state of good general physical, mental and social well-being". But there is another meaning by which accompaniment has been labeled, in a wide variety of contexts. Gestalt therapy is always about accompanying the client on their journey of growth and change. In perspective, the goal of therapy is to maintain and enhance the overall harmony of well-being in the broad sense of the word, not to "cure" or "fix" any disorders.