2018, November 24 & 25, Sand Play Therapy a Gestalt approach

Sand Play is a powerful tool/technique in therapy sessions with Adults, Couples, Families, Children.

Discover how to work this tool in a Gestalt Art Therapy approach

What? Playing with sand could be therapeutic?

Yes! More than you think! We promise you!

Sand Play Therapy

Play therapy is a form of counseling or psychotherapy that uses symbolic play to communicate with and help people, especially children, to prevent or resolve psychosocial challenges. This helps them to move towards better social integration, growth and development, emotional modulation, and trauma resolution.

Play therapy can also be used as a tool of diagnosis. A sand play therapist observes a client playing with toys (play-houses, pets, dolls, etc.) to determine the cause of the disturbed behavior. Because trauma is often debilitating, directed sand play therapy works to create change in the present, without the lengthy healing process often required in traditional sand play therapy. According to the psychodynamic view, people (especially children) will engage in play behavior to work through their interior issues and anxieties. According to this viewpoint, play therapy can be used as a self-help mechanism for adults as well.

What you will learn:

• Learn how to understand the meaning of symbols as therapy tools
• Use creative methods to enhance your therapy practice with Sand Play tools.
• Learn how to incorporate the symbolic imagery into the therapy session
• Find the way of facilitating sand play figures and understand their unconscious meanings.

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy centre: $169.00

 

Non- members: $199

Bank Transfer

Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

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2018, November 17 & 18, Working with Children in Therapy Sessions

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children and create an environment appropriate for kids.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN THERAPY SESSIONS - A GESTALT APPROACH

What You will Learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.

This will include:

• The paradoxical theory of change
• The magic of role playing with children
• Being open to the unexpected – magic happens
• Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing
• The importance of being specific and concrete
• The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:

• Use of drawing and colours
• Sand play with children
• Music therapy
• Family sculpturing

Days:
November 17 & 18, 2018

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

Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Price:

Gestalt Art Therapy Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy centre: $169.00

 

Non- Members: $199.00

 

Bank Transfer

Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

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2018, November 10 & 11, Intensive Painting, Mandalas, Collage

Learn how to incorporate new techniques into your Professional work.

No previous experience is necessary

 An intensive workshop of:

Colour psychology

Psychopathology and psycho- diagnosis

Painting

Mandalas

Collage

An intensive workshop where the participant will receive the knowledge & tools about how to incorporate these tools/techniques/art creations, into the professional practice, in therapy sessions with all kind of clients (Kids, Adolescents, Couples, Families, corporations) and in different client’s situations (grief, trauma, life existential situation, counselling, mentoring, etc) 

Each topic will be covered

Objectives

• Receive information about each tool/technique: painting, mandalas, Collage.
• Experiment with materials and their therapeutic applications. Always the art materials to be in the service of the therapy, not opposite.
• Practicing with the presented art tools, between participants during the workshop sessions, to have the experience and discover how these wonderful tools/techniques are powerful, and how they can be used in a professional therapeutic context.

Methodology:

• Practice with each tool: Painting, Mandalas and Collage
• Therapeutic process – A Gestalt approach to enhance the process of being in the moment trough theses tools/techniques.
• The SICAIDIR model in Gestalt Art Therapy.
• Investigating each tool as an enabler of the therapy client’s process, offering the space to extend the client’s understanding and supporting awareness and healing.

Materials:

 
Acrylics, wax colours, Pastel, paper, mixed media, etc all the materials used with the objective of the Art therapy therapeutic work.

  

Days:

November 10 & 11, 2018

Time:

Saturday: 9:30 am to 4:00pm

Sunday: 9:30 am to 4:00pm

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Price:

Gestalt Art Therapy members $320.00

 

Non- Members: $377.00

 

Bank Transfer

Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

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2018, November 3, Art Therapy and the TESTS

Psychological testing is the administration of psychological tests, which are designed to be "an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behavior".

Discover how to use these tools in a Gestalt Therapy context.

TESTS
And ART THERAPY
A Gestalt approach

The Test could be divided in:

• Psychometrics TESTS
• Projective TESTS

Psychometrics TESTS
Psychometrics is a field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement. As defined by the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), psychometrics refers to psychological measurement. Generally, it refers to the field in psychology and education that is devoted to testing, measurement, assessment, and related activities.
The field is concerned with the objective measurement of skills and knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational achievement. Some psychometric researchers focus on the construction and validation of assessment instruments such as questionnaires, tests, rates, judgments, and personality tests. Others focus on research relating to measurement theory (e.g., item response theory; intraclass correlation).
Practitioners are described as psychometricians. Psychometricians usually possess a specific qualification, and most are psychologists with advanced graduate training. In addition to traditional academic institutions, many psychometricians work for the government or in human resources departments. Others specialize as learning and development professionals.

Projective TESTS
In psychology, a projective test is a personality test designed to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and internal conflicts projected by the person into the test. This is sometimes contrasted with a so-called "objective test" / "self-report test", which adopt a "structured" approach as responses are analysed according to a presumed universal standard (for example, a multiple-choice exam), and are limited to the content of the test. The responses to projective tests are content analysed for meaning rather than being based on presuppositions about meaning, as is the case with objective tests. Projective tests have their origins in psychoanalysis, which argues that humans have conscious and unconscious attitudes and motivations that are beyond or hidden from conscious awareness.

How Gestalt Art Therapy works with TESTS
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre incorporates some tests into the training and Therapy sessions/Supervisions.

Tests like:
• House
• Rosebush
• Person 
• Animal

The Gestalt ART Therapy approach put more emphasis in to the power of the symbols, the archetypes, the colours & shapes and by the client’s interpretation.
Tests combined with the Gestalt therapy theory, provides a fascinated tool/technique to support clients into the awareness, projections, responsibilities and offering to the client, a safe space where they may explore and integrate the therapy process here and now.
Participate at this short workshop and discover how to use these tests-tools-techniques, into your professional practice and even into your personal life.

Day:

November 3rd, 2018

Time: 
9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre: $105.00

 

Non- Members: $120.00

 

Bank Transfer

Ask us for the Bank details: gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied. see the link.
See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

Download the Registration form here

2017, November 26 Aura soma Wisdom

The use of the color to discover your inner self

The beginnings of Aura-Soma® are a truly remarkable story. It began with the inspiration of Vicky Wall, a retired surgical chiropodist, living in a small village in England. One evening in 1983, Vicky had a vision in meditation to create colour products. As Vicky recalled the blending of those first radiant bottles, she said: “I only know that other hands had guided mine”. Amazingly, Vicky Wall was blind.

Margaret Cockbain, an acclaimed cranio-sacral osteopath, had worked in partnership with Vicky. Together they dedicated their lives to helping all those who came to their clinic. Margaret was Australian.

Gemma is going to support you in the process of your own "awareness" here and through the Aura soma Equilibrium

With the magical color bottles of Aura soma and Gestalt Therapy philosophy, the clients will be able to project their conflicts, attend to their personal issues and integrate their strengths with the aim to resolve unfinished business and access personal growth.

In this Workshop, we will create our own bottles as a "talisman" that can offer us a symbolic support when we need it in our daily lives.

Gemma Garcia Co-Director of the Gestalt Art Therapy centre is Gestalt Therapist and Aurasoma Therapist Level 2.

1 day:

Time:

Saturday: 9:30 am - 4:00pm

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Contact Phone: 04 2151 4907

Price:

Members: $105

Non- Members: $120

Download the Registration form here

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts!  

2017, November 25 Rorschach techique - Gestalt Approach

Everything is projection ... nothing is projection ...

F.Perls

This interesting TEST- Tool will be presented and used in a contemporary Gestalt approach.

The "traditional Rorschach test" is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.

Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly.

The test is named after its creator, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach. In the 1960s, the Rorschach was the most widely used projective test.

In a Gestalt approach, the test will be used like a projection and be supporting the client's "awareness"

We will not follow the traditional interpretations.

During this workshop you will learn:

• How to create Rorschach cards
• How to develop Mixed media techniques building cards in a Rorschach style
• Starting the process of using the Rorschach cards with clients
• Applying the SICAIDIR method using the cards
• Working with the projections of the clients

This will be an interesting and creative workshop

1 day:

Time:

Saturday: 9:30 am - 4:00pm

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Contact Phone: 04 2151 4907

Price:

Members: $105

Non- Members: $120

Download the Registration form here

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts! 

2017, November 18 & 19 Introduction Working with Children in Therapy Sessions

Giving Children support in therapy sessions will contribute to having happy adults in the future.

Kids are the future and they need to have support from the family, school and society.

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children by creating an appropriate environment.

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children by creating an appropriate environment.

What You Will Learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.

This will include:

 • The paradoxical theory of change

 • The magic of role playing with children

 • Being open to the unexpected – magic happens

 • Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing

 • The importance of being specific and concrete

 • The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:

 •          Use of drawing and colours

 •          Sand play with children

 •          Music therapy

 •          Family sculpturing and more

Days:

November 18 & 19, 2017

Time:

Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00pm

Sunday: 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Contact Phone: 04 2151 4907

Price:

Members: $169

Non- Members: $199

Download the Registration form here

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts! 

2017, November 11 & 12 Introduction to Sand play Therapy a Gestalt approach

It is not just sand... Sand play offers you a deep therapeutic work.

INTRODUCTION TO SAND PLAY THERAPY – A GESTALT APPROACH

In this weekend you will:

• Use creative methods to enhance your therapy practice with Sand Play tools.
• Learn how to facilitate and promote positive results with symbolic imagery
• Uncover the reasons why your clients may resist verbal counseling.
• Improve your skills working with traumas and early child painful history.
• Discover ways to clear negative memories and blocks to your own growth
• Find the way of facilitating sand play figures and understand their unconscious meanings.
• Enable clients to discover their self-supports and deal with their life crises.

Days: November 11 & 12, 2017

Time:

Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00pm

Sunday: 9:30 am – 4:00pm

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Price:

Members: $169

Non- Members: $199

Download the Registration form here

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts!

2017, November 4 & 5 Introduction to working effectively with Groups

Each Group is a different World...

MASTERCLASS IN WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH GROUPS

 

Each Group is a different World...

 

In this weekend, you will 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.

 

 

Days: November 4 & 5, 2017

 

Time:

 

Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:00pm

 

Sunday: 9:30 am – 4:00pm

 

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

 

Price:

 

Price:

Members: $169

Non- Members: $199

Download the Registration form here

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts! 

THE JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE

THE JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE

DESCRIPTION:

Life is a journey from the unknown (birth) to the unknown (death). While we live our life, we get entwined in a myriad of complex relationships and at times we feel at a loss or “lost” in a maze of so many tasks and responsibilities that the journey becomes like a search out of a labyrinth.

Historically labyrinths have appeared as designs on pottery or basketry, as body art, and etched on walls of caves or churches. The Romans built many primarily decorative labyrinth designs on walls and floors in tile or mosaic. Many labyrinths set in floors or on the ground are large enough that the path to the centere and back can be walked. They have historically been used both in group ritual and for private meditation.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

This weekend residential “retreat” will take us on a journey to the centre using art and symbols, movement and music as we walk through our “labyrinth”. We will turn aside from the highways and walk on footpaths that may lead us out of the maze of life.

WHERE & WHEN:

4th to 6th November, 2011.

Mooyabil Retreat Mullumbimby-NSW

YOUR INVESTMENT:

Please email to obtain the package price

for both Workshop + Accommodation

CONTACT:Starakister@gmail.com

Gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com