Introductory & Continuing Education Events
Learn more about our programs that prepare you to be a Gestalt Therapist at Open Houses and Introductory Events.
Continuing Education events are for licensed professionals in New York State.
Upcoming
Join Us for an Open House.
Members of the faculty, current students and recent alumni will be present to answer questions about our programs. We offer a mix of in-person (36 West 25th St., 10th floor, in Manhattan) and Zoom open houses. June 20th & July 14th.
Join Us for an Introductory Workshop.
Each workshop is an opportunity to meet members of our faculty, explore the principles of Gestalt therapy through an informal presentation, and learn about our Postgraduate Clinical Fellowship, Practitioner, and Psychoanalytic Programs.
You’ll get a firsthand experience of our training approach and have the chance to ask questions in dialogue with faculty, current trainees, and alumni. Workshops are offered both in person and via Zoom. June 10, June 15 & August 17th.
Join Us for Continuing Education.
We are a continuing education provider registered in New York State for psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, psychoanalysts, creative arts therapists, and marriage & family therapists.
Psychoanalytic Program Open House
with Arleen Maiorano & Justin Laird
We invite all prospective Psychoanalytic Program trainees to gather to meet each other, current trainees, faculty and alumni. Learn more about the program and talk about both the excitement and growing edges of changing careers and training to be a Gestalt Therapist. You are welcome to join us if you have already applied to the training program, if you are thinking of applying for this fall, or even if you are thinking of applying to the Psychoanalytic Program in the future.
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Our Program in Psychoanalysis is open to candidates who hold a Master’s degree or PhD in any field. Rooted in Gestalt theory, this experience-rich program prepares participants to become licensed to practice psychotherapy in New York State as a Licensed Psychoanalyst (LP).
Chartered by the New York State Education Department since 2006, the program combines immersive learning with rigorous academic training. Participants complete our Clinical Fellowship Program, fulfill additional state-mandated coursework in psychoanalysis, develop clinical skills through additional hours of supervised work in our clinic, and become eligible to sit for the New York State Psychoanalyst Licensing Exam.
Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
with Patricia Tucker, LCSW
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.
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About Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy
Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy is one of the leading post-graduate training programs in New York City.
We are committed to the teaching, practice, and continued development of Gestalt Therapy, through our training programs and low-fee clinic.
Gestalt Therapy emphasizes the here and now, and seeks to find the balance between accepting our creative adjustments to past circumstances, while also heightening our awareness of the fuller range of creative and spontaneous possibilities that are available to us in the present moment. It is a therapy that respects the integration of mind and body, so its focus is on the interplay between the cognitive and emotional aspects of the self. It is also a relational therapy, predicated on the belief that when we meet in the present moment with fullness and openness, with genuine and unreserved acceptance, we create the ground from which all healing takes place.
The roots of Gestalt therapy are embedded in developmental, political, and social forces as they affect us and are affected by us. Gay & transgender rights, racial, ethnic, and religious equality, individual uniqueness, and restorative justice are all parts of this field, as are spiritual experience, intimacy, and more. We endeavor to integrate this fundamental appreciation of our common humanity into our training and into our work with our clients.
Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
with Justin Laird and Jennifer Griesbach
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.
Combined with Open House. Members of the faculty, current students and recent alumni will be present to answer questions about our programs.
Open House
with Justin Laird and Jennifer Griesbach
Members of the faculty, current students and recent alumni will be present to answer questions about our programs.
We offer a mix of in-person (36 West 25th St., 10th floor, in Manhattan) and Zoom open houses.
Combined with Introduction to Gestalt Therapy.
Post-Graduate Training at GAP
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4-Year Clinical Fellowship Program
Open to mental health professionals who are licensed or license-track.
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4-Year Psychoanalytic Program
Appropriate for career changers, who have a master’s in any discipline and want to engage in a lively training program that prepares you to sit for the licensing exam to practice in NYS as a Licensed Psychoanalyst.
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1-Year Introductory Program
For people who want to learn more about Gestalt therapy.