Gestalt Therapy - theory and skills

Understanding how to apply Gestalt therapeutic skills with clients In this experiential day, you will learn about some of the core ideas in Gestalt Therapy Theory and how they are applied in practice. This will include: • An overview of Gestalt therapy theory and how it differs from other humanistic approaches • The Gestalt Cycle of Experience • Recognising and working with a client’s modifications to contact • The role of awareness and phenomenology in Gestalt therapy • How to work with clients using Gestalt Therapy skills - including empty chair work Through a combination of large group discussions, small group exercises and individual reflection you will gain insight and experience into how Gestalt works as a therapeutic approach with some ideas to take away to incorporate into your own client work. Bio: Ian Newman qualified from The Gestalt Centre and London Metropolitan University with a Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Therapy Theory in 2016. He combined both a career as a primary school teacher with part-time counselling work. As a teacher, he was the PSHE lead and oversaw his school’s wellbeing strategy and policy, leading the school to be achieve the Wellbeing in Schools Award in 2021. He has led staff training and parent and carer workshops on mental health awareness as well as qualifying as a children’s mindfulness teacher with the Mindfulness in Schools Project. He has been in full-time private practice since 2022 after establishing Kent and London Counselling in 2019. Ian works mainly with LGBTQ+ clients and is also passionate about raising awareness of men’s mental health. Aswell as being a strong advocate for Gestalt Therapy, Ian also incorporates aspects of mindfulness, Compassion Focussed Therapy and Internal Family Systems into his therapeutic work. He runs a monthly gathering for LGBTQ+ people in London and sings with the West End Musical Choir. Ian lives in Kent with his husband, their two rescue dogs and adopted cat. The workshop runs from 10.00am - 4.00pm with breaks, and attendees will gain 5 hours CPD and be issued with a certificate of attendance.