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Mar 21, 2026

2026 Art Journaling Gestalt Art Therapy

2026 Art Journaling

Gestalt Art Therapy

ONLINE

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.

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Cost:

Gestalt Art Therapy Club members. Participation: $95Aud

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General participants. Participation: $110Aud.

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Any questions please contact us.

gestaltarttherapy@gmail.com

ONLINE Workshop REGISTRATION HERE

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.

Apr 20, 2025

2025 Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief- Gestalt Art Therapy Face-to-Face Workshop

2025 Needle Felting for Stress and Anxiety Relief- Gestalt Art Therapy

Face-to-Face Workshop

Registrants from Australia can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (non-endorsed activities)

ANZACATA 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.

Shaping wool mirrors shaping one’s inner world—transforming emotional tension into tangible forms.

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.

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

Workshop information:

Day: August 23rd, 2025

Where: Gestalt Art Therapy Centre.

2 Findlay St. Ashgrove. Brisbane. Qld.

Time: 10 am to 1 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) 3-hour workshop

Cost:

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Center

Participation: $230Aud

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General participants

Participation: $250Aud

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Workshop REGISTRATION HERE

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.

Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please

More information:

Gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

If the minimum number of participants is not met and the organizers decide to postpone the event, 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.

Yaro Starak

He graduated in Psychology from the University of Manitoba and in Social Work from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He continued his doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, specializing in group psychotherapy and Adult Education. He trained in Gestalt Therapy with Jorge Rosner at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto and after graduation, he was a faculty member for four years. He worked as a professor at the University of Queensland, Australia and is the founder of the Gestalt Center in Brisbane and Terrigal near Sydney in this country. Yaro conducts gestalt training workshops in Spain, Mexico, Denmark, Germany, and Canada. He also gives workshops for groups of men using indigenous rituals. Yaro is Gestalt Art Therapist CAT®. Co-Director of the Gestalt ART Therapy center (Australia). Co-Director of the Arteterapia Gestalt (Gestalt Art Therapy training in the Spanish language)
Yaro has an interesting range of Books related to the Gestalt works, Couples & Groups work.

Gemma Garcia

Gestalt Art Therapist CAT® Gestalt Art Therapy. Gestalt Therapist Master diploma from the Gestalt Institute Valencia (Spain). Art Therapist using the Gestalt approach CAT. Master in Ericksonian Psychology at the University of Valencia (Spain). Communications Operator at the Provincial Emergency Coordination center and Fire Consortium (Castellon, Spain) Naval radiotelephone operator. Group work and individual psychological intervention in crisis and emotional impact on collective emergencies with firefighters, policemen, paramedics using Gestalt art therapy techniques. Aurasoma Therapist Level 2. Dip. of Visual Arts. Curator. Coordinator-Art Group exhibitions. Co-Director of the Gestalt ArtbTherapy center (Australia). Co-Director of the Arteterapia Gestalt (Gestalt Art Therapy training in the Spanish language)