Needle felting is a tactile, meditative art form that shapes wool with a barbed needle. In therapy- especially from a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective- it becomes more than a craft: a healing process that engages body, emotions, and imagination.
Registrants from Australia can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)
Art Therapy Associations CPD hours
AASW CPD hours
ACA OPD hours
PACFA CPD hours
Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief: A Gestalt Art Therapy Perspective
Needle felting is a tactile, meditative process that involves shaping wool with a barbed needle.
From a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective, it becomes a therapeutic activity that fosters emotional healing through creativity, embodiment, and mindfulness.
The repetitive hand movement helps ground clients, release nervous energy, and bring focus to the present. This rhythmic action promotes a calming flow state, beneficial for reducing anxiety.
The creative process encourages non-verbal expression, emotional exploration, and decision-making, which support self-agency and control.
As wool shifts shape, clients practice flexibility and tolerance, engaging in playful problem-solving and letting go of perfectionism.
Through this process, unconscious projections often surface, offering opportunities for reflection and emotional integration.
In this way, needle felting supports Gestalt principles such as present-moment awareness, contact, and self-responsibility.
It becomes a powerful therapeutic tool, especially useful in trauma-informed care.
►Art materials Included!
Workshop Objectives: Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief
(For professionals and non-professionals)
Introduce needle felting as a creative and therapeutic process that supports emotional regulation.
Explore how repetitive hand movements and sensory engagement help reduce stress and anxiety.
Understand the role of the creative process in expressing emotions non-verbally.
Learn how to facilitate present-moment awareness and grounding through tactile work.
Discover the symbolic and narrative potential of felted creations in reflecting inner experiences.
Gain insights into how Gestalt Art Therapy principles can be applied through needle felting.
Develop practical skills to integrate needle felting into personal self-care or client work.
Experience hands-on felting activities that model the process of externalizing and reshaping inner tension.
Build confidence in using needle felting as a tool for mindful creativity and emotional exploration.
Reflect on how this practice can be adapted for different settings, ages, and therapeutic goals.
Materials included in the workshop cost
Please note that the designs available at the workshop may differ from those shown in the photo. By participating in this event, you acknowledge and accept these conditions.
Workshop information:
Day:September 13th, 2026
Where: Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.
2 Findlay St. Ashgrove. Brisbane. Qld.
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) 2-hour workshop
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By participating in our events, you agree to these conditions.
Workshop only for adults
Please note:
Covid Requirements
Following the Australian Government Health Department's indications and to offer a safe space for all patients and Psychotherapists/ Counsellors:
Every participant before being admitted to each Face-to-face session/ workshop:
• Before each workshop/ session temperature measures will be taken. If the participant has symptoms like fever (37°C or more), coughing, sore throat, or shortness of breath, unfortunately, he/she will not be admitted to the event/ session, and the participant must reschedule the session/ workshop participation.
Important information from Government:
Testing positive for COVID-19 and close contact and Flu symptoms
Any person who tests positive for COVID-19 or is a close contact, or has Flu symptoms, will not be admitted and will need to reschedule the session/workshop participation.
If the event does not meet the minimum number of participants and the organizers decide to postpone it, you will be offered the option to transfer your payment to a future event or discuss a refund. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the event will not receive refunds or credits.
Please note that for payments and refunds processed via PayPal, a 3% commission will be applied by PayPal to each transaction.
By participating in our events, you agree to these conditions.
Art journaling is a creative practice that combines visual art and personal reflection in a journal or sketchbook. It often includes drawings, paintings, collages, writing, and mixed media to express thoughts, emotions, memories, or experiences.
Registrants from Australia can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)
ANZACATA CPD hours
AASW CPD hours
ACA OPD hours
PACFA CPD hours
Art Journaling
Online Event
Art journaling, from a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective, is a reflective and experiential practice that supports self-awareness, emotional expression, and personal integration.
This 2-hour workshop is open to both mental health professionals and the general public (18 years and over). Participants will engage in creative processes such as free drawing, collage, and reflective writing to explore inner experiences, emotions, and thoughts in a predominantly non-verbal and creative way. These practices support awareness in the here and now and allow unconscious material to emerge into consciousness in a safe and contained manner.
Through the art journaling process, participants can reconnect with parts of themselves that may feel fragmented, develop personal meaning, and foster a greater sense of coherence and wholeness, supporting insight and personal growth.
This event is open to professionals and the general public (18+). Mental health professionals attending the workshop will also gain practical knowledge and creative tools that can be ethically adapted and integrated into individual therapy, counselling sessions, and group work.
ONLINE Workshop information:
When: August 22nd, 2026
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) AEST- Australian Eastern Standard Time. UTC/GMT +10 hours.
System and Materials Required for Workshop Participation
Online Platform
The workshop will be delivered via Zoom. After completing your registration, you will receive the access link prior to the event.
Technical Requirements
Please ensure you have the following available on the day of the workshop:
A stable internet connection
A computer, tablet, or mobile phone with a functioning webcam and microphone
The Zoom application installed on your device and an active Zoom account
Materials Required
Several A4 sheets of paper for writing, drawing, or colouring
Coloured crayons or pencils
A selection of different papers such as wrapping paper, magazines, or newspapers
Glue
Scissors
- Compulsory: An empty Art Journal (A book with blank pages)
Once the registration is paid, we will send you the Zoom link for the workshop.
Online Workshops
Please note that if the minimum number of participants is not reached on the day of the workshop, the live session will not proceed. In this case, if a recording is available, registered participants will receive access to the recording instead.
Please be aware that PayPal applies a 3% transaction fee to all payments and refunds. This fee is non-refundable and is charged directly by PayPal.
Workshop Participation Guidelines and Emotional Wellbeing Information
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to provide professional training and learning in tools and techniques drawn from Gestalt Art Therapy. This workshop is educational in nature and is not intended to replace or function as personal therapy.
Privacy and Recording
This workshop will be recorded to allow current and future participants to review the content and activities after the live session. Registered participants will have online access to the recording for a period of six months from the workshop date.
By participating in this event, you acknowledge and consent to the recording of the session. This may include your image, voice, and any verbal or creative contributions made during the workshop. You understand that the recording may be used for educational purposes and may be made available for sale in the future. No financial or other compensation will be provided for participation or contributions included in the recording.
An approach to work in Psychotherapy, Counselling Therapy with children, Adolescents, Adults, Families, Couples and also for Personal growth. Discover the hidden messages of the unconscious through Sand Play and creating figurines.
Face-to-Face event
Registrants from Australia can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)
ANZACATA Hours
AASW CPD Hours
ACA OPD Hours
PACFA CPD Hours
Introduction to SAND PLAY ART THERAPY- a Gestalt Art Therapy approach - Face-to-face Workshop
Who can participate?
If you are a professional Psychotherapist, Mental health psychologist, Counsellor, Coach, Teacher, or Social Worker, this short workshop will give you an idea about the power of symbols and how to support clients using this approach in therapy sessions.
If you are not a mental health professional, you can also benefit from the knowledge of this technique and the theory of Jung's symbols in combination with Gestalt Art Therapy, for personal growth.
Objectives of the workshop:
· Discover the hidden messages of your unconscious here and now.
· Learn the steps to work with Symbols in the Sand tray.
· Working with stories in a Gestalt Art therapy approach
· Integrate the awareness during the Sand play work in your everyday life.
· Create your own Sand tray in a conscientious manner
· Gain tools to be used with your clients in therapy sessions
· Create your own powerful figurines
Participants will receive a certificate of 2 hours of participation from Gestalt Art Therapy Centre Australia for “Sand Play Therapy Art Therapy- Gestalt art therapy approach”
This Face-to-face workshop is designed for people interested in knowing about how to work with symbols in the sand tray, in their practice and for all individuals with an interest in discovering and learning how to work with their own unconscious, bringing it to the “here and now”
This workshop is designed for counsellors, psychologists, Gestalt therapists, Art therapists, Play therapists, and Social workers who work with couples or wish to deepen their skills in relationship-focused practice.
Working with Couples – A Gestalt Therapy Approach- Online Workshop
Working with couples can be complex, challenging, and deeply meaningful.
This online workshop offers a Gestalt Therapy perspective on couple work, supporting practitioners to deepen their understanding of relationship dynamics, conflict, intimacy, and contact. We will explore the relationship as a living system, where two individuals meet, differ, and co-create meaning together.
The workshop is suitable for practitioners supporting couples across different life stages, cultures, family structures, and relational configurations. This includes couples with children, blended families, and diverse sexual and gender identities.
It is ideal for counsellors, therapists, psychologists, and mental health professionals who are already working with couples, as well as those beginning to integrate Gestalt principles into their clinical practice.
Join us for a reflective and experiential space to expand your confidence, awareness, and skills in working with couples.
If you cannot attend live, you can register to receive the recording.
Registrants can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)
Your Association - CPD Hours
AASW CPD hours
ACA OPD hours
PACFA CPD hours
Day: April 18th
Time: 4 pm to 6 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) AEST- Australian Eastern Standard Time. UTC/GMT +10 hours
Develop a clear Gestalt Therapy framework for understanding couple relationships as dynamic systems rather than individual problems
Support practitioners to work with differences in couples, including gender, age, culture, life stage, parenting, blended families, and personal dreams, without pathologising diversity
Strengthen the ability to recognise and work with conflict as a form of contact, using awareness rather than control or avoidance
Introduce the two trains metaphor as a clinical and educational tool to support differentiation, autonomy, and connection in couple work
Enhance practitioners’ capacity to identify where couples become blocked within the Cycle of Experience and to intervene with clarity and presence
Build confidence in working with polarities, contact and withdrawal, and the paradoxical theory of change in couple dynamics
Support ethical and grounded exploration of sexuality as a relational language of connection, difference, and vulnerability
Equip participants with practical strategies to help couples develop self-support, take responsibility, and create healthier patterns of communication and repair
The Inner Couple/Partner Introyect
The Inner Couple refers to the internalised relational archetypes we all carry within us, shaped by early experiences with parents and caregivers, cultural norms, social expectations, religion, media, and romantic narratives from films and stories. These inner figures influence how we love, argue, desire, withdraw, and attach, often operating outside conscious awareness. Conflict arises when our inner partner does not match the stereotypes or expectations we have absorbed about how a partner should be, how love should look, or how relationships are meant to function. In such moments, tension is not only between two people, but between lived relational experience and inherited ideals.
From a Gestalt perspective, working with the Inner Couple invites awareness of these internalised images, allowing individuals and couples to differentiate what truly belongs to them from what was learned, projected, or idealised, opening space for more authentic contact and choice in relationship.
► This workshop will be recorded, allowing participants who cannot attend due to time zone differences to access the content later. By participating in this workshop, you agree to these conditions.
If you need a Certificate of Participation for CPD purposes but cannot attend the live event, you are still eligible for the certificate. To qualify, you must watch the recording, complete the proposed activities, send us a picture of your creations, and complete a feedback form.
We are not registered for GST.
Zoom (After registration and payment, you will receive the Zoom link )
System:
System and Materials you will need for the workshop participation:
- Internet connection
- Having installed the Zoom program (Download here)
Please note that if we do not have the minimum number of participants on the day of the workshop, the live workshop will not proceed.
Please note that PayPal payments and refunds will incur a 3% transaction fee, applied by PayPal.
If the minimum number of live participants is not reached, the organisers reserve the right to postpone or cancel the event. In this case, all payments will be fully refunded. Please note that PayPal commissions are not refundable.
A list of required materials for each workshop can be found on our website and will also be sent via email. These materials are essential, even if they are similar across workshops.
By registering for and attending our events, you agree to these terms and conditions.
Please note that this workshop will be recorded. By registering and attending, you agree to be recorded and waive any future claims regarding the use and distribution of the video. The recording will be made available to current and future registered participants.
From a Gestalt Art Therapy perspective, embroidery becomes a process of repair and integration. Each stitch symbolises resilience, helping transform trauma and unfinished business into a tangible form, where meaning, self-support, and emotional coherence can be restored through creative action.
*20% Off!
Series of Workshops for Wellbeing
Registrants from Australia can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)
Art Therapy Associations CPD hours
AASW CPD hours
ACA OPD hours
PACFA CPD hours
Series of Workshops for Wellbeing
Embroidering Emotions: A Gestalt Art Therapy Perspective
This workshop introduces embroidery as an accessible, experiential creative practice that supports emotional processing, resilience, and self-regulation. Participants will learn beginner-friendly embroidery techniques while engaging in a reflective, supportive environment that integrates body awareness, creativity, and emotional exploration.
Through guided embroidery experiences, participants will explore how working with thread, fabric, and simple tools can strengthen inner resources and assist in working with unresolved emotional experiences. The learning is practical and experiential, allowing participants to later adapt this approach within therapeutic, counselling, and community contexts. Participation in this workshop contributes to Professional Development (PD) hours.
Learn basic embroidery stitches and tools suitable for beginners
Explore embroidery as a method for emotional regulation and inner stability
Use tactile creative processes to support presence and embodied awareness
Express personal experiences and strengths through symbolic imagery
Work with themes of repair, continuity, and resilience through stitching
Experience embroidery as a container for complex or unresolved emotions
Develop confidence in applying this creative approach in therapy and counselling sessions
Explore ways to adapt embroidery-based activities for community projects and group work
Understand how this experiential process can be safely introduced to clients
Gain PD hours through participation in a structured, face-to-face professional learning experience
Materials included in the workshop cost
Please note that the designs available at the workshop may differ from those shown in the photo. By participating in this event, you acknowledge and accept these conditions.
Workshop information:
Day:March 28th, 2026
Where: Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.
2 Findlay St. Ashgrove. Brisbane. Qld.
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) 2-hour workshop
Please note that for payments and refunds processed via PayPal, a 3% commission will be applied by PayPal to each transaction.
By participating in our events, you agree to these conditions.
Workshop only for adults
Please note:
Covid Requirements
Following the Australian Government Health Department's indications and to offer a safe space for all patients and Psychotherapists/ Counsellors:
Every participant, before being admitted to each Face-to-face session/ workshop:
• Before each workshop/ session, temperature measures will be taken. If the participant has symptoms like fever (37°C or more), coughing, sore throat, or shortness of breath, unfortunately, he/she will not be admitted to the event/ session, and the participant must reschedule the session/ workshop participation.
Important information from the Government:
Testing positive for COVID-19, close contact, and Flu symptoms
Any person who tests positive for COVID-19 or is a close contact, or has Flu symptoms, will not be admitted and will need to reschedule the session/workshop participation.
If the event does not meet the minimum number of participants and the organisers decide to postpone it, you will be offered the option to transfer your payment to a future event or discuss a refund. Cancellations made less than 24 hours before the event will not receive refunds or credits.
Please note that for payments and refunds processed via PayPal, a 3% commission will be applied by PayPal to each transaction.
By participating in our events, you agree to these conditions.
2026 Project of the Creation of the Art Therapy Book –
Vol. II. Transformation
2025 Art Therapy Book – Volume II. Contributions
EOI is now open for Volume II. We are accepting contributions from only five selected writers.
If you are interested in contributing to this international publication, please contact us for more information.
❇️Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the 2025 Art Therapy Book – Volume I is now closed.
2025 Art Therapy Book – Volume I. Contributions
► We are very happy to announce that the group of contributors for Volume I of the Art Therapy Book, The Creative Path, has now been confirmed. This exciting project brings together professionals from the fields of Psychology, Counselling, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts, and Gestalt Therapy from across the globe.
We are honoured to include the participation of:
Yevgeny Ryaboy (Ukraine),
Dr. Manal Elewah (Alexandria-Egypt),
Yaro Starak (Canada),
Leah Muller (Australia),
Gemma Garcia Roman (España)
As the book editor, (Gemma Garcia), I am truly looking forward to seeing the powerful and insightful contributions each author will bring to this collection. The official release of the book is expected in December 2025.
The objective of the creation of this book Vol II, is to convey the experiences, investigations, opinions, and realizations of clients in workshops, and psychotherapy sessions, and the experiences of therapists, in supervision sessions and their processes, such as the result of the use of the arts in the Gestalt Psychotherapy and other approaches.
Thus, we have opened the period for receiving "expressions of interest" to collaborate on this project.
Participation is open if you are a GOLD Member and meet the minimum requirements. (Ask us for participation conditions)
Participating in this project, in addition to personal satisfaction for you, can be professional, since the chosen collaborators will be able to see their publication in the book, where they will also be able to read a Biography of the author/s and the contact information that will give access to the web, email, social networks, etc., as well as activities that they develop, information that will appear in the directory in the book, being an important professional international promotion channel.
In addition, we are planning to translate this book into the Spanish language.
Please note that completing the form does not guarantee selection. Once we receive your submission, we will review the information and contact you via email to confirm the details provided. If selected, you will receive the participation terms, and we will then confirm your involvement along with the next steps to join this collaborative project for the book GESTALT ART THERAPY and Other Approaches.
►Selected Participants will receive a FREE PRINTED COPY of the Book!
To avoid commissions, please ask us for WISE account information (for International Transactions) or Bank Details (for Australian transactions).
*The photograph/cover that appears as a presentation of the Gestalt Art Therapy and Other Approaches book, is an example and will not be the official/definitive cover of the book. (Images Copyright by Gemma Garcia).
