Psychoanalytic Program
We are offering a hybrid training option, for those who cannot attend classes in person. We will be conducting on-site Friday evening classes for all who are able to attend.
Using a unique combination of lectures, live demonstrations, group seminar discussions, and a clinical internship, the Clinical Fellowship Program provides a theoretical framework which facilitates the integration and understanding of gestalt theory and experiential work.
Our Program in Psychoanalysis has been chartered since 2006 by the New York State Education Department, qualifying graduates for Psychoanalyst (LP) Licensure in NYS.
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Are You Considering a New Career as a Psychotherapist?
Candidates with a JD or a Master’s Degree in any field may apply to our psychoanalytic program to become licensed to practice psychotherapy in NYS. Using Gestalt theory as its theoretical foundation, the program is experience-rich and features lectures, demonstrations, live practicum, and a supervised clinical internship. Participants complete our Clinical Fellowship program plus additional State-required courses in psychoanalysis and become qualified to sit for the New York State Psychoanalyst Licensing exam. For more information on licensing of Psychoanalysts, please visit the New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions.
Admission
Admission is based on review your application and personal interview. A Master’s Degree in any field is a pre-requisite required by the New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions. To assure early consideration, please complete our application form by 8/31, and send additional requested materials. Once received, we will contact you to arrange an interview. Please note: all MA Degrees from a non-US university must be evaluated by NYS prior to program admission. For additional information, email us at info@gestaltassociates.com.
Tuition
Friday Night Courses & Practicum: $3500 per year / no materials fee
Psychoanalytic Courses: $300-$450 per each additional 10-hour or 15-hour required Psychoanalytic Course, for a total of 22 additional courses over the duration of training, as specified in the Program Outline.
Weekly Psychotherapy: At least 250 hours of individual therapy, and at least 1 year of group therapy, to meet the NYS requirement of 300 hours. Fees for therapy are arranged privately with the individual or group therapist. Prior therapy may be applied to the 300 hour requirement, depending on the prior therapist’s licensure and other qualifications.
Weekly Supervision: $40 per group session and $80 per 1-hour individual session.
Scholarships
During the current Academic year, we are offering a limited number of partial scholarships, with the goal of promoting diversity both in our training program, and in the larger profession of psychotherapy.
To Apply for a Scholarship email scholarships@gestaltassociates.org with a one page (maximum) statement describing how you would bring diversity to GAP, and also how your current economic circumstances indicate the need for a scholarship, including current monthly family income, and monthly payments for housing, childcare, and outstanding student loans. Statements will be kept confidential; please submit applications by 9/7, and we will respond promptly.
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Coursework
Trainees in the Psychoanalytic Program take all courses in the Clinical Fellowship Program plus three or four 10-15 hour Psychoanalytic courses each semester. These courses are each offered every 2-3 years on non-training Fridays, or on weekdays or weekends, depending on the availability of the instructor. All of the Psychoanalytic courses must be completed to be eligible for graduation and to be qualified to sit for the New York State Psychoanalyst licensing exam. Courses may also be taken on an elective basis. The courses may be completed in a four-year sequence, or the length of time for completion may be extended if necessary to meet the needs of the individual trainee. To access a program outline, click on this link. To access a sample schedule, click on this link. To view the program requirements on the NYS website use this link.
Clinical Work
300 hours of supervised clinical work is required in order to apply for the NYS Limited Permit.
This clinical work begins in Level II and continues in Levels III & IV.
Supervision
Candidates are supervised on a weekly basis, and clinical work is evaluated before continuation to the next Level. In addition to this weekly supervision, total of 50 hours, one individual case is also required by NYS in order to qualify for the Limited Permit.
Analysis
A total of 300 hours of psychotherapy is required, including at least 3 years of individual therapy, and at least 1 year of group therapy. The therapy requirement may be completed in four years or, if necessary, may be extended to meet the needs of the individual trainee. Fees vary, depending on the individual or group therapist. Some portion of prior individual therapy may be applied to the NYS requirements.
Psychoanalytic Course Offerings
Continuing Education: All Psychoanalytic courses are registered with NYS as part of our Psychoanalytic Program, and are eligible for NYS Continuing Education for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Psychoanalysts, and Licensed Psychologists.
For Spring 2024 Registration information, click here. *Due to the Covid crisis, some courses are currently hosted through Zoom, depending on the decision of the instructor.
Registration & Payment Information
To register for a course, please use our registration form, in the upper right hand column, send an email to info@gestaltassociates.org, or visit the Psychoanalytic Courses Drop Down Menu on our payments page.
*Please note: One absence per class is permitted with the instructor’s approval. Participants in online courses will be sent a recording of the missed class, and a summary of course readings will be required for all online and in-person classes.
Spring 2024
Understanding and Working With Personality Disorders (PP4)
This seminar will focus on the difficult treatment issues presented by Personality Disorders. The seminar will include: an overview of the different theories and ways of looking at Personality Disorders; their characteristics and diagnosis; and different principles of intervention, with an accent on the Gestalt approach to treatment. Participants are invited to present cases from their practice in this seminar.
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Justin Laird, PhD, LP
This course is eligible for 10 Continuing Education Hours, for Social Workers, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists.
Saturdays, March 30; April 6 &13; June 1, 10:15am – 1:00pm Location: TBA
Attachment Theory Through the Life Cycle (PD4)
Attachment Theory is a psychological theory that provides a descriptive and empirical framework for interpersonal relationships throughout the life span. The central theme of Attachment Theory is that the infant-caregiver relationship informs styles of attachment which impact behaviors later in life. This course will explore in depth the work of John Bowlby, the first attachment theorist; Mary Ainsworth and her groundbreaking “strange situation” study; Margaret Main; and John Fonagy.
The implications for psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and parental support will be addressed.
15 hours, $450 Instructor: Jordan Dann, LP
This course is eligible for 15 Continuing Education Hours, for Social Workers, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists.
Saturdays, April 20 & 27, May 11; 10am-3pm Location: TBA
Resistance, Transference, Countertransference, Existential Issues (RTC4)
This course will examine transference/countertransference/resistance in its historical context as it emerged from an intrapsychic individualist model and developed into a model focusing on the emerging structure of the situation. We will analyze the influence of phenomenology, gestalt psychology, and existentialism, as they relate to the innovations of Gestalt therapy. Clinical material will be presented to exemplify contemporary Gestalt therapy’s use of transference/counter-transference as a functioning of the contact-boundary in a psychotherapeutic meeting.
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Dan Bloom, JD, LCSW
This course is eligible for 10 Continuing Education Hours, for Social Workers, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists.
Saturdays, May 4 & June 29; 11am-2pm and May 18 & June 15; 11am-1pm. Location: Zoom
Case Seminar, Dreamwork (CS6)
In this course, we will focus on the clinical use of dreams, noticing their structure and timing in the therapeutic process, and how they arise from and impact the therapy and the treatment relationship. We will use case examples to demonstrate how images from dreams and dreamwork can be utilized as an ongoing homework practice to help patients alter habitual patterns of interrupting contact. Each participant will contribute case examples for discussion, and will prepare a paper and presentation. (Note: Dream Analysis, PP3, is a prerequisite for this course, as well as a caseload of at least one current patient.)
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Susan Jurkowski, LCSW, LP
This course is only open to trainees enrolled in our Psychoanalytic Program and is not eligible for Continuing Education.
Sunday, June 3, 2-7pm; Mondays, June 17 & July 15, 7-9 30pm
Family and Couples Therapy From a Systems, Gestalt and Psychoanalytic Perspective (SC1)
This course will address family issues, dynamics and treatment from a Gestalt Psychoanalytic perspective, interweaving ideas derived from Family Systems theory. We will look at the history of the development of Family Therapy, various schools of thought, emphasizing gestalt, psychoanalytic and systems thinking and modes of treatment. We will study tapes and use role play as well as supervision of actual cases to explore various treatment interventions based on solid theoretical formulations. Saturdays, xxx
15 hours, $450 Instructor: Arleen Maiorano, LCSW, LP
This course is eligible for 15 Continuing Education Hours, for Social Workers, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists.
Saturdays, September 7, 21, 28; 9:00am -1pm; Friday 9/13, 6-9pm. Location: Zoom
Object Relations, Self-Psychology and Gestalt Therapy, an Integration (P5)
Gestalt therapy provides a comprehensive framework for object relations and self-psychology psychoanalytic theories. We will review the different schools of object relations and self-psychology theories, with an emphasis on how they can be utilized to broaden a Gestalt theoretical view of psychotherapy. Review of case material and use of experiential work in class will be used to enhance an understanding of object relations and self-psychology from a Gestalt perspective.
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW
This course is eligible for 10 Continuing Education Hours, for Social Workers, Psychoanalysts, Psychologists..
Mondays, May 20; June 3, & 10; July 1, 7 – 9:30 pm. Location: Zoom
Case Seminar, Case Studies through the Life Cycle of Treatment (CS5)
In this course, students read examples & then present their own cases surrounding the following topics: Beginnings: Introductions and Engagement; Middle Phase: Core Issues & Major Theme Development; Transference and Countertransference; & Endings: Termination Issues in Treatment.
10 hours, $300, Instructor: Patricia Tucker, LCSW, LP
This course is only open to trainees enrolled in our Psychoanalytic Program and is not eligible for Continuing Education.
Mondays, September 9, 23, & 30; 5:30–8:30pm, plus 1 hour of case preparation Location: TBA