Gestalt Australia and New Zealand
Psychotherapy isn't meeting the needs of the autistic population. Autistic patients often report psychotherapy is unhelpful and at times harmful and suicide is the leading cause of death for autistic adults without co-occurring intellectual disability, occurring at a rate nine times higher than the general population (Hirvikoski, 2016). Gestalt Therapy’s focus on awareness, without tryingREAD MORE
In this Workshop we will focus on the Embodied sensory Atmospheres that are emergent in the presence of those that are ill, experience disease and on the path towards death. Within the larger context of the health care system and Social Construction of illness (Conrad & Barker, 2010) the Gestalt value of interactional relational experienceREAD MORE
”Stepfamilies bring out the worst in people and challenge them to find the best in themselves” (Papernow 2013). As couples increasingly choose to separate, or co-parent, we are likely to come across stepfamily and new-formed family situations, either in our clients’ or our own families. With a relational field that includes biological and non-biological relationships, parents,READ MORE
How do we do truly anti-racist work within mental health systems rooted in white, Western frameworks? What language acknowledges racial trauma without pathologising? Are we unintentionally reinforcing harm by theREAD MORE
This sensitive, important seminar looks to develop your confidence and effectiveness in discussing sexuality with couples. The interactive session creates opportunities for you to discuss and explore the complexities ofREAD MORE
This is an online space for autistic Gestalt therapists to come together and explore what makes us us – our unique strengths, needs, and ways of being in the world. Using ourREAD MORE
This three-hour virtual workshop is intended to highlight the inherent polarity of pattern and relationship in Gestalt Therapy. Through discussion and experiential exercises, we will explore the value of focusingREAD MORE
Drawing on my experience in memoir workshops with people from diverse cultures, undergoing stress, loss and dislocation, I will present techniques to utilize experiential writing as an extension of GestaltREAD MORE
