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OPEN HOUSES 2008
Join us in an informal colloquium to meet our
faculty and learn about our training programs.
201 East 34th St @3rd Ave, 4th floor
Wednesday at 8PM
April 16, June 4, August 13, September 10

Annual Guest Workshop
Bob Resnick, PhD & Rita Resnick, Phd
"Two Become One & Then There are None!"
Couples Therapy Training Workshop for Therapists
Location: Estonian House, 243 East 34th Street, New York
Saturday June 7th & Sunday June 8th, 2008
Saturday 6/7, 8:30 am - 6:00 pm & Sunday 6/8, 9 am - 5 pm
For registration information, click here

INTRODUCTORY EVENTS 2008
Introductory Gestalt Experience
Wednesday at 8PM
August 20, September 17
This is a one-time experiential workshop for individuals interested in Gestalt Therapy. The evening will include a brief explanation of some of the main concepts in Gestalt in Therapy and an experiential portion using guided imagery and body awareness.
Fee: $10

Interactive Group Workshop
Wednesday at 8PM
June 18, September 24
This workshop offers an opportunity to experience yourself within an interactive group environment. You will be guided to explore your own experience in the moment, respond to others, and give and receive feedback as we discuss some of the basics of Gestalt Therapy.
Fee: $10

Introduction to Dreamwork
Wednesday at 7:00PM
August 27
The evening will include a brief explanation of the Gestalt approach to dreamwork, and an opportunity to explore actual dream material in a group process format. Bring a dream of your own, or simply come to be part of a supportive and powerful group experience as others encounter dream images and discover the "existential message" of their dreams.
Fee: $10

Wednesday Film Showing
July 16 at 7 PM
Come and learn about early Gestalt Therapy by meeting Fritz Perls, in training videos from the 1960's, talk about Gestalt therapy and demonstrate his work. We will view one or two of the films, then discuss his work and compare it to contemporary Gestalt therapy.
Fee: $10

The Target Series Lectures 2007 - 2008
This Friday evening lecture series brings presenters from a wide range of expertise and areas of specialty. A $25 donation helps fund our low-fee community Mental Health Clinic. 6-8 p.m.

TARGET 52: Intersubjectivity
December 14, 2007
Dan Bloom, JD, LCSW

TARGET 53: Sexual Compulsivity
January 11, 2008
Chris Samuels, PhD
Director, Sexual Addiction Treatment and Training Institute

TARGET 54: Working with "Emotional Dyslexia"
March 28, 2008
Helen Kramer, LP

TARGET 55: Working with Older Clients
May 9, 2008
Neila Wyman, LCSW, RPP

TARGET 56: Money, Intimacy and Authenticity
Friday, June 6, 2008
Kachina Myers, LCSW

SHORT COURSES
Fall 2007-Spring 2008
All workshops and seminars are held at 201 East 34th Street unless otherwise indicated.
Registration and Information: 212-689-7740 or GestaltAssoc@aol.com.

Gestalt Therapy: Basic Concepts and Interventions
In these classes, we experientially explore and discuss the major theoretical bases of Gestalt Therapy. We highlight areas such as awareness, body cures and breathing, use of intuition, imagery and paradox, polarities and the use of the empty chair, dreamwork and group work.
Section 1 : Monday 7-9 PM
Instructor: Patricia Tucker, LCSW, LP
5 Session series: Feb. 25; March 17; April 14 & 28; May 5
This class is held at 255 W. 92nd Street.
Fee: $200 for the series
Section 2: Tuesday 10 AM - 12 PM
5 Session series: March 4, 11, & 25; April 1 & 8
This class is held at 255 W. 92nd Street.
Fee: $200 for the series
Section 3: Wednesday: 7 - 8:45 PM
Instructor: Susan Jurkowski, LCSW, LP
6-session series, beginning 2/27 & 5/7
This class is held at 201 East 34th Street, 5th floor.
Fee: $250 for the series

True Love: A Dialogic Approach to Working with Couples
with Arleen Maiorano, LCSW, LP
Saturdays 12-2 PM
March 25 & June 10
Fee for the 2 Sessions: $125
Drawing from the writings of Martin Buber, we will explore the path toward the I-thou meeting within the couple's relationship and it's potential for the facilitation of "true love." Using case examples and structured Imago dialogues, we will discuss how to move couples from a protective style rooted in unhealed childhood trauma toward a mutual experience of curiosity, empathy, and respectful and ultimately healing dialogue.

Dreamwork Seminars
with Susan Jurkowski, LCSW, LP
Fridays 2 - 4 PM, 5 sessions
February 1 & 22; March 7 & 21; April 4
Fee: $200
Saturday Seminars:
December 15; January 12; March 1; April 12
10AM - 5:00 PM $125
Fritz Perls saw the images in a dream as potential projected parts of the dreamer, and the dream as an "existential message" about the dreamer's current way of living in the world. Jungian analyst Robert Bosnak sees dream images and processes as 'other,' and works to embody these dream others in a physical 'memory theatre' experience which can lead to profound transformations for the dreamer and others sharing the dream group experience. In these seminars, we will explore both approaches, working with actual dreams together and learning from a discussion of the work.

Practice 101: How to Build a Private Practice without Managed Care
with Arleen Maiorano, LCSW, LP & Gary Prottas, LMSW, LP
2 Fridays April 18 & May 16, 5:30 - 7:30PM
Fee for the 2 Sessions: $125
Insurance companies, particularly PPO's and HMO's, have defined a field in which therapists are devalued financially and professionally. There are ways to develop a practice outside of the constraints of managed care, largely by developing niche markets and areas of expertise. In this workshop, participants will define an area of professional focus, and then create a blueprint for promotion, which will include marketing strategies and networking techniques that will help you spread the word about your practice with confidence and enthusiasm. 

Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy:
Developmental Process within the Clinical Moment
with Ruella Frank, Ph.D, LP
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
February 9 & 10
Fee: $250, $200 for students/graduates of GAP
Ongoing nonverbal interactions with our primary caregivers during the first year of life set a relational foundation that is apparent both in everyday life and in therapy. These are our styles of being and behaving and are experienced and expressed through movement patterns. Even though our adult postural attitudes, gestures, gait and breathing patterns have changed over time, the foundations established in our first year are readily observable. In this workshop, participants learn how their relational styles originated through affective/movement patterns within the infant/caregiver dyad. Through movement we explore these intrinsic patterns and apply our understanding to the here-and-now of the client and therapist dyad.
Where: Center for Somatic Studies
124 West 93rd St. #2C
Further Information and to Register: call Ruella Frank 212-662-3322

Couples Training Seminar
with Arleen Maiorano, LCSW, LP and Sue Friedberg, LCSW, LP
This seminar will offer you the  opportunity to look at two different models of Gestalt Couples Work, integrated with Family Systems and Imago Relationship Therapy. We willfocus on their foundationalrelationship to Gestalt theory and discussthe differences in approach. The two days will includeexperiential work with actual couples, followed by case discussion.
Dates: 2 Saturday, March 22 and April 12, 2008
Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Fee: $200