The aim of this paper was to collect and systematically present knowledge about gestalt therapy in the field of improving couple and family relationships. The first part of the paper presents the basic tenets of the gestalt therapy, and includes the history of gestalt therapy, influences on gestalt therapy and the basic concepts of gestalt therapy. The second part of the paper describes couples and family gestalt therapy in more detail through chapters on the characteristics of gestalt therapy suitable for couples and family therapy, the impact of system theory on couples and family gestalt therapy, concepts important for working with couples and families, and techniques used in couples and family gestalt therapy. This chapter also contains a model of therapeutic intervention used in working with couples (Olivieri & Fiebert, 2013.), and points out the specifics of family gestalt therapy. The fourth chapter critically deals with couples and family gestalt therapy, and gestalt therapy in general. The fifth chapter examines the compatibility and connection between gestalt therapy and social work. This paper highlights the conclusion that couples and family gestalt therapy, although used in practice, is insufficiently supported by scientific evidence that meets the standards needed to be considered evidence-based practice. From the review of relevant research, according to some authors, this conclusion can be extended to gestalt therapy in general(Raffagnino, 2019., Greenberg, 2016.). Therefore, in the future it is necessary to conduct evaluation studies to verify the effectiveness of individual techniques of gestalt therapy and its effectiveness as a whole. In doing so, it is necessary to create research design and methods that will not limit therapeutic interventions and will include research of the holistic aspect of gestalt therapy (Kelly and Howie, 2011).