ABSTRACT
In 1953, when I was first attracted to Gestalt therapy, one of its major claims was that it shortened therapy. It contrasted sharply with the more leisurely paced therapy common in those days by accenting immediacy and action, and it provided specific procedures and perspectives that got down to business pointedly. The consequent sharp focus, considered radical when it was introduced, is now recognizable in many contemporary methodologies, especially in brief therapy.
