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 autisticREAD 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.READ 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 comeREAD 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 of sexual intimacy in relationships, offering insights and wisdoms from each other and the presenter, wrapped around Gestalt frameworks and sprinkled with other easily assimilated therapeuticREAD 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 our awareness and phenomenological experiences, we’ll consider how these qualities shape our clinical work. We'll also explore supports that make our work more sustainable. Together, we’llREAD 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 focusing on client’s embodied patterns (nervous system, body structure and developmental movements) while remaining curious and immersed in the dynamic of the relationship. In recent decadesREAD 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 Gestalt therapeutic work. As humans, we need to come to terms with our life experience, losses, our stories and their meaning. As therapists, so much ofREAD MORE