Illawarra Gestalt Centre

The training workshop provides a sound introduction to Gestalt Art Therapy for both gestalt therapists and other counselors and health professions, including those working in areas of mental health and drug and alcohol. It is particularly of use to those working with children and adolescents.

Counselling, Psychotherapy and Community Voice

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This is a two year diploma training program which is also presented in a multimedia distant educational mode involving weekend workshops.

The two day workshop is for therapists with an interest and intention to work with couples, and also a primer to the Diploma.
Text Box: Gestalt Approach to Couples Therapy—Two Year Diploma Course & Workshop

This group and email list is a place for people to discover and support the differences and similarities in our spiritual life,  and provide support for how we manifest our spiritual beliefs into a useful life, and in our work as therapists. There is no charge for this group.
Text Box: Spirituality Support for Psychotherapists Text Box: Art Therapy Training— 10/11/12 August

The training workshop presents a clear practical approach to working with dreams for  therapists and counselors or people interested in dream work for personal development. Like Art Therapy, this approach to personal work  is similarly of use to those working with children and adolescents.

Working with Dreams

Frontline workers in both the public and private sectors today face a wider range of clients with challenging problems. Typically the client has multiple diagnoses in mental health and substance abuse and a significant history of abuse, neglect and social upheaval. This workshop will focus on traditional clinical approaches to assessment and treatment working with major disorders, whilst acknowledging vicarious trauma and the role of self awareness and personal development.

Practical Skills in Clinical Practice

This training program is both for people working as supervisors currently and those who wish to develop this as a skill. The course will integrate theory, skill and practice in supervision and outline  major traditional models of supervision. There will be an additional focus of using a holographic model of supervision as developed at the Illawarra Gestalt Centre.

Perspectives on Groups— 13/14 October

Training Programs and Workshops

Working as a Supervisor

Presenter: Seán Gaffney       Seán was raised in Ireland, spent six years in the UK and has lived in Sweden since 1975. He is a Gestalt therapist, supervisor and trainer; Gestalt organisational consultant, supervisor and trainer; and a university lecturer (Cross-cultural Management). He is a member of the Professional Staff, Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (USA). Trainer with The Gestalt Academy of Scandinavia (Sweden), The Nordic Gestalt Institute (Denmark), The Gestalt Trust (Scotland & North of Ireland), The London Gestalt Centre (England) and the Illawarra Gestalt Centre