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The Diploma Course

These three years develop and extend the work of the foundation course, providing a thorough grounding in Gestalt psychotherapy theory and a rigorous training in Gestalt psychotherapy skills and clinical practice.

It is possible to join this training at any stage, provided you have undertaken sufficient equivalent training and have some experience of Gestalt.

Starts: Autumn 2012

Click the link for a copy of the prospectus.

Free Taster Evenings

Next date: Thursday 8th March

If you are not familiar with Gestalt as currently practised or are new to EGI, our taster evenings provide an opportunity to meet some of the EGI trainers, find out about our programme and experience the Gestalt approach to counselling and therapy.

Although this is a free event, advance booking is required. Please contact us to reserve your place.

Next dates: Thursday 8th March and Wednesday 2 May – 6.00pm to 9.00pm (at Edinburgh Gestalt Institute)

Introduction to Object Relational Gestalt Psychotherapy (Level 1)

With Gilles Delisle, PhD

This is a rare opportunity to work with Gilles Delisle in the UK. Given the recent impact of his work, places are expected to go quickly. The workshop will include a Gestalt-developmental perspective on how personality disorders develop, optimal therapeutic processes in the here and now experience, the co-creation of meaning in the therapeutic dyad, developmental issues, thematic affinities and interfield transitions. The workshop is based on Delisle’s systemic, neuroscience-based Four Field Model which is a major revision of PHG’s Theory of Self. Location: Edinburgh (venue to be confirmed) Dates: 17-18 May 2012 Cost: £235 including a non-refundable deposit of £100

Being and Becoming

Ongoing Group facilitated by Helen Kennedy

This is an ongoing group which runs for five weekends over the year. The emphasis is on developing our capacity to be fully engaged in the present moment and staying with our direct experience. To this end, we focus on personal exploration and self-awareness using dialogue, body process, meditation, dreams, artwork and anything available which will enrich and enliven our process.
The group is intended to provide a nourishing and supportive place for each member to explore their experience and experiment with new possibilities for living. It provides a good experiential introduction to Gestalt and is useful for anyone who is interested in Gestalt therapy in its broadest form, whether as a support in their personal lives or for professional development.
Helen Kennedy will be leading this group .

We expect that new members will be able to participate in being & becoming in the autumn. In the interim we welcome enquiries and applications

Times:10.00am – 5.30pm
Cost: £950.00 for five weekends, including a non-refundable
deposit of £90.00
Dates: tba

Optional Residential in Spain : Cortijo Romero
This is a week stand-alone residential led by Helen and Lannie Peyton which will focus on recognising and working with our inner critic, so that we can allow ourselves to be more fully who we are. (Cost £598)

Weekly Therapy Group

with Jill McClure

There is a space available in this ongoing weekly therapy group on Wednesday evenings, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
Please contact us if you are interested in joining the group.
Click on 'Personal Development' for more details.

Directory of Therapists

The EGI website directory is now up and running. This contains some details of both Gestalt counsellors/psychotherapists and practitioners from other modalities. If you are a practitioner and you would like to be included in this directory, please contact our Administrator on 0131 228 3841.

Click on 'Choose a Therapist' to visit the directory.