We are pleased to announce the formation of the 2010 - 2011 three-year training program.  The training program is designed to certify clinicians as Gestalt Therapists.  The GIM program will teach Gestalt Therapy methodology and applications and assist trainees to develop a personal clinical style and pace that is suited to his or her individual temperament and skills. 

It is essential in working with others to see and hear them for who they are without being clouded by our countertransference. To do this we must be open, flexible and responsive to an ongoing changing reality, not fixated by the unresolved and incomplete situations and issues from our personal histories.

The first year of the training program will focus on Gestalt Therapy theory and examine the historical antecedents of Gestalt Therapy (2010 - 2011 curriculum is in development and will be posted at a later date).  During the first year the training group will meet bi-monthly and examines the theory and framework of developing increased awareness and working with concept formulation from a Gestalt Therapy perspective.  In addition we will also be working on identifying developing themes and processes in ourselves and our patients.   

The second year emphasizes personal growth and increasing self-awareness in addition to applying the Gestalt methodology to your clinical practice.  The second year of the program is designed to assist the trainee in the development of his or her unique style as a therapist and much greater emphasis is placed on using ones self as part of the therapeutic process.   

The third year is devoted exclusively to the ongoing development of the trainee and to an intensive writing project typically taking the form of a control case the trainee has been involved with during the tenure of their program.   

The 2010 - 2011 program will begin on Thursday September 30, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. and will go until 4:00 P.M.  The training group will meet every other Friday with breaks before and after the Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukah season.  The first year will end in June, 2011

Fees The cost of the program is $2100.00 per year.  If payment in full is received one month before the beginning of the program a 10% discount is offered.