22 Aug 2016

2016, August 27 & 28 Masterclass in Working Effectively with Groups





2016, August 27 & 28 

Masterclass in Working Effectively with Groups



Each Group is a different World...

 MASTERCLASS IN WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH GROUPS

In this weekend you will learn:

Learn the secret of leadership from within.

Become at ease in a safe place in which you can develop skills as a group facilitator.

Be able to practice various skills, creative methods in working with groups and become confident in being present as a leader.

Refine yours and participants' abilities to work with group dynamics as they emerge in the training group.

Discover the key principles of group process work: Group energy, clients’ patterns and leadership models.

Practice working on simulated issues that deal with group problems and members will learn how to lead and solve group problems.

Learn how to resolve group conflicts, emotional blocks, 'shadow work' and more creative methods in group work.

Download the Registration form here

Days:
August 27 & 28


Time:
Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00pm 
Sunday: 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy centre
Ashgrove- Brisbane


Price:
Early bird payment, before August 22nd: $250

Payment after August 22nd: $270








Free book !!! For the 5 first Registrations to the workshop "Working with Groups" 



2016, August 20 & 21 COACHING SKILLS Workshop







2016, August 20 & 21 COACHING SKILLS Workshop





What you need to know about COACHING SKILLS


COACHING SKILLS and ART THERAPY


In this weekend you will learn:
Discover your unique personal creative energy to facilitate others in their work.
Find out what Gestalt Art Therapy offers to enhance your skills.
Uncover the secrets to all FOUR of your energy bodies – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
Find out why most people are stuck in a low level of creativity.
Learn how to become a more productive leader-coach without feeling stressed.
Practice new ways of facilitating individual and group processes that offer success.

Days:
August 20 & 21


Time:
Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00pm 
Sunday: 9:30 am – 4:00pm


Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy centre
Ashgrove- Brisbane


Price:
Early bird payment, before August 15th: $250

Payment after August 15th: $270






9 May 2016




SCULPTURE
Gestalt Art Therapy






In this workshop you will learn how to create scultuptures practicing with different materials.

  • Discover how to support your client in Therapy sessions, using the Sculpture technique in a Therapeutic way.

  • Explore with clay and other materials to enhance your awareness.

  • Practice with the SICAIDIR Method and learn how to integrate the client projections with the Gestalt Art therapy process.


- Art techniques
- Gestalt Therapy Methodology, using Sculpture.


When: Saturday, June 11th, 2016

Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 am

Cost:
Early bird payment before May 22nd: $140.00
Payment after May 22nd: $160.00




 - Reserve your participation- Book now (Credit Card payment has 4% of paypal commission)



2016, June 4 & 5 - Sand Play




SAND PLAY WORKSHOP




Sand play as a Gestalt approach.
Learn how to understand the meaning of symbols.

"Sand play is a form of therapy that gives both child and adult clients the opportunity to portray, rather than verbalize, feelings and experiences often inaccessible and/or difficult to express in words." (Jung Institute of Los Angeles). Sand play therapy, was developed by Swiss Jungian Analyst Dora Kalff.
We have a passion for Sand play therapy and we are respectful with this kind of work. Our interest is combining Sand play + Gestalt Art Therapy thus extending the Sand play work to Gestalt and Art techniques, incorporating the work with the empty chair, painting, sculpture, drama, etc.
Our focus is attending to the client's projections, re-owning projections, enhancing client's responsibility and working in the "Here and Now".

By this symbolic activity and through an active  experience, unconscious processes are made visible in this three-dimensional form, much like the dream experience.


When:
June 4th &  5th, 2016


Time:
Saturday:  9:00 am -  4:30pm                    

Sunday:     9:00 am – 3:30pm

Cost:

Early bird payment before May 15th: $250.00 

Payment after may 15th: $270.00


-  Book now here (Credit card payment has 4% of commission)

- Download the Registration form

2016, May 28- Art Journals in Therapy Sessions





CREATING ART JOURNALS

TO BE USED IN THERAPY SESSIONS
Gestalt Art Therapy


Creating an Art Journal using creative and powerful Mixed Media techniques.

Discover how to use this amazing tool in Art Therapy sessions with a Gestalt approach.

 Why is the meaning of the Art Diary, and how we can use it in therapy?

 Come and experience this personal Journey.

Day/ Time:
Saturday May 28th, 2016  
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm  
             

Cost:
Early Bird Payment Before May 15th: $140.00
Payment after May 15th: $160.00
Art materials included.

 - Early Bird- Book now here (Credit Card Paypal payments have 4% of commission)

2016, May 20, 21, 22 - Art Camp- Gestalt Art Therapy Approach








Art Camp- Gestalt Art Therapy Approach
SECOND ART CAMP
GLAMPING! Luxurious place
May 20, 21, 22 , 2016
NSW- Mullumbimby

Psychologists, Counselors, Artists and any person who wants to use Art techniques in a Therapeutic way, all are welcome!

At this Art Camp, You will be able to learn and enjoy creative ways of working with clients and groups, using Clay, Paintings, LandArt, and more.

Enjoy this ART CAMP in a SPECIAL natural venue  near MULLUMBIMBY!
Sharing Rooms, Healthy Food, plenty of Nature, relaxing time and Art work, they are the best Ingredients to experiment an amazing weekend!

Facilitated by Yaro Starak & Gemma Garcia, Artists and Directors of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.


ONLY 2 PLACES left

Do not miss this opportunity!

WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THE ART MATERIALS

At this ART CAMP you will study:
A variety of  Art materials.
Get some ideas from this Art Camp like how to use Art Techniques with clients in an GESTALT Art Therapy sessions
Discover different ideas and adapt them in the therapeutic context.
Express yourself, play, investigate with techniques and materials, this is the only way you will gain ways of working creatively with a client or group.
Learn when, why and how to use specific techniques in the context of the client's age, situation, level of the therapeutic process or working theme of your client.






At this ART CAMP you will practice:


  • Working with Acrylic painting & Water Color
  • Using Clay
  • Exploring Land Art
  • Mixed media
  • Performance
  • Spiritual Rituals

The Art work as the focus of Art Therapy:

  • Working with Self-esteem
  • Working with the polarities of the light/ shadow aspects
  • Working with the family
  • Working with kids
  • Groups work

Note: We are not doing Individual or Group Therapy. This Art Camp has the purpose of training in Art skills. We have a Gestalt focus, but the goal of the Art Camp is investigating materials used in Art Therapy sessions that can apply to any style of therapy.




All the participants are welcome, if you are Psychologist, Counselor, Therapist, Teacher, Artist, this ART CAMP would offer you the Art therapy skills. If you are not, you will be able to experiment with Art as a Therapeutic approach.

ANAHATA RETREAT



Anahata is in a lush bush setting beside a bend in the river. It has its own private waterhole complete with platypus, turtles, many water birds and butterflies. A Balinese pavillion next to running water is for yoga, meditation or just relaxation and a magical tipi for getting in touch with your mystic spiritual side next to the fire at night. Anahata is home to a beautiful waterfall, a glow worm grotto and rolling lawns dotted with fruit and nut trees and gorgeous green bush.
Within this setting is a magnificent 5 bedroom pole house surrounded by a wide wooden veranda where the retreats are held. Accommodation is shared rooms both twin and triple and there are also alternatives to provide your own tent. Maximum number of participants is 12 people. There are plenty of private places to sit or make small walks on the property or go for a swim in the fresh waters of Wilsons Creek.

The location is 15 minutes from Mullumbimby, 30 minutes from Byron Bay and 2 hours from Brisbane airport. The closest airport is Coolangatta/Gold Coast or Ballina (both 45 minutes away) and an airport shuttle bus can be arranged to get you here.

The full Cost included:
Accommodation in a sharing room, two nights.
Linen, Towels, blankets
Meals: Friday dinner, Saturday all meals, Sunday until lunch time, (lunch included)
Art materials (Paintings, paper, Clay, glue, etc)
Art classes
Morning Yoga Classes

EARLY Bird: $800.00 Payment before May 10th. Click here to pay.

EXTENDED EARLY BIRD price until May 10th, 2016


Payments made after May 10th will be: $1000.00

Payment by paypal has a 4% of commission, applied to the cost
Available Transfer Bank (Ask us for the Bank details to: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com)
Each price is per person
The amount is in Australian Dollars



- Download the Registration form
- Download the Art camp Programme
- More Information- Phone Number: 0421 514 907
- More information: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

22 Dec 2015

2016 March/ April/ May Training Course- 3 workshops



2016 March/ April/ May Training Course- 3 workshops





i-CAT: AN INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT ART THERAPY
PROGRAM OUTLINE – 2016

MODULE 1
March 12 & 13, 2016

HISTORY OF GESTALT THERAPY & FRITZ PERLS
  THE GESTALT CYCLE OF CREATIVE EXPERINCE
  GESTALT THERAPY TOOLS & TECHNIQUES
  ART HISTORY & THEORY OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
 



MODULE 2
April 16 &17, 2016

  ART THERAPY HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
  PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE ROLE OF THE THERAPIST.
  THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES IN ART THERAPY AND GESTALT THERAPY. ETHICAL ISSUES.
  WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM ART THERAPY: Children, Adolescents and Adults.
  WHERE WE USE ART THERAPY: Emergency rooms, child clinics, educational settings, hospitals etc.
  SOME EXAMPLES OF ART THERAPY AND GESTALT PROCESS WORK.
  USE OF ART MATERIALS AND TOOLS.
 GROUP WORK AND THE CREATIVE HEALING PROCESS.



MODULE 3
May 14 & 15, 2016

  SAND PLAY.
  MASKS,PAINTING, MANDALAS, COLLAGE
  SCULPTURES, PHOTOTHERAPY.

  VIDEO THERAPY, MUSIC-THERAPY


Registration form and Cost


ART THERAPY - A GESTALT APPROACH

Hello! Welcome to our creative therapy centre!

Here you will find everything related to Art Therapy using the Gestalt approach.

What is Art ?:

Art is genarally known as what is done by a person whose purpose is to express a message through symbols.

These symbolic tools can be music, paintings, sculptures, theater and so on.


What is Gestalt Therapy ?:

Gestalt therapy is a methodology within psychology that grew out of the research and work of the psychiatrist Dr.Fritz Perls and his wife Dr.Laura Perls.

These two professionals were coming from the psychoanalytic perspective and felt that this method was not enough to work with clients. Today we are clearly aware that no one single method can resolve the issues that involve a range of human suffering and growth.

Gestalt is a German word roughly meaning "Shape" or "configuration".

This concept is understood, in gneral terms, that all individual experiences are shaped by a figure and a background. As time goes on, and our needs change, the figure can become the background and vice versa. So in the client's experience, the figure is changing at all times from becoming a background and as the needs arise, the figure emerges seeking completion.

When we block or prevent this process, we become unaware and suffer. That is a part of the theoretical foundations of Gestalt therapy.

Gestalt therapy, therefore, is a "philosophy", a way of being in the world in the "here and now" and taking "response-aibility" without pushing the river. Thus life is a flow ..

What is GESTALT Art Therapy?


It is the sum of the two previous concepts, Gestal therapy and the use of tools we learn to use in art therapy.

Using the artistic tools and adding the gestalt language between client and psychotherapist we work jointly to decode the messages hidden in the intrinsic symbols representing the client's situation. The Psychotherapist accompanies the client in the process of "discovering" what is helpful and not analysing or interpreting, but suggesting and asking the client what it is he or she knows are the answers and supports client's need to discover the ncessary solutions.

WE ARE SURE THAT YOU WILL BE ATTRACTED by this new way of working with emotions, whether or not you are a professional psychologist or therapist, since many of the exercises can be used personally for your own growth.

Our work is done in Australia & Spain and other countries. We have given workshops and participated in conferences throughout the world. We are located in our offices at the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre in Brisbane -Australia.

BE HAPPY HERE AND NOW..... AND BE CREATIVE !

Yaro Starak - Gestalt Psychoterapist
Gemma Garcia- Gestalt Therapist- Ericksonian Hypnosis


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1-TRAINING MODULES FOR SALE: Gestalt art therapy

1.1-FOR PSYCHOLOGY & THERAPY PROFESSIONALS:

Here you will find and carry out therapeutic work with tools that combine art and gestalt method.

You can learn new ways of providing therapeutic treatment depending on the particular situation and client needs.

1.2-ART AS PERSONAL GROWTH

These modules can be practical exercises for your "realize" how do you do in your life.

There are specific modules that you can play with your partner and / or family.

SKYPE - ON LINE THERAPY

We offer brief therapy sessions via Skype. You may request a no-obligation appointment with us, the first session is free.

This is a way of doing personal therapy we call "Emergency work" used in very special cases and situations. For us, the therapy session should be mainly for the benefit of the client needing immediate help.

BOOKS FOR SALE:

GESTALT THERAPY theory and practice - some books written by Yaro Starak

A GESTALT TEST: you can acquire to discover your potentials.

VIDEOS & DVD focussing on gestalt work and art therapy work.

ARTICLES: Written by varoius therapists from Australia, NZ and overseas.