The Aesthetic of Otherness, edited by Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb, has been published in digital and print formats. It presents the workshops delivered by the delegates at the September 2016, twelfth Pan-European Gestalt Psychotherapy Conference in Taormina, which was attended by more than1000 participants from all over the world. The publication was completed in collaboration with Dan Bloom, Jan Roubal, Jelena Zeleskov Djoric, Michele Cannavò, Roberta La Rosa, Silvia Tosi and Valentina Pinna. It is the first joint venture of the AAGT (Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy) and the EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy) - with the organizational support of the Italian Association, SIPG (Società Italiana Psicoterapia Gestalt). The theme of the conference was: ‘The Aesthetic of Otherness: Meeting at the Boundary in a Desensitized World.’ This publication includes the presentation of Yianna Yiamarelou*, entitled ‘The Beauty of Words’, and the workshop of Despina Balliou** and Exarmenia Pappa***, entitled ‘Please Mind the Gap’.

*Yianna Yamarellou, M.A. Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapist; Gestalt Trainer and Supervisor; Member of EAGT; Holder of ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy).

**Despina Balliou, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology, Psychotherapist, Gestalt Trainer and Supervisor; Member of EAGT; Trained in EMDR Trauma Therapy; Holder of ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy).

***Exarmenia Pappa, Psychologist (MSc), MSc Mental Health Studies,PgCert Gestalt Body Process (Trained by James Kepner); Gestalt Psychotherapist and Trainer; Member of EAGT and HAGT (Hellenic Association of Gestalt Psychotherapy).