Dec 29, 2024

2025 CSP© Creative Self portrait ZOOM

2025 CSP©

Creative Self-portrait ZOOM

*Free ONLINE event for Silver and Gold members of the Gestalt Art Therapy CLUB

CSP© Creative Self-portrait

In this workshop, we will explore key concepts such as self-exploration and self-expression.

By creating self-portraits, participants will delve into their identities, emotions, and personal experiences, using visual expression as a powerful tool for communication.

We will also focus on self-acceptance and self-esteem. The act of painting oneself encourages a deeper connection with self-compassion and personal growth. Participants may gain new perspectives and a more accepting attitude towards their own inner and outer selves.

Through the use of various materials, we will tap into the power of projections, creation, and narrative storytelling. Self-portraits offer an opportunity to visually narrate personal stories and reflect on significant life moments, offering insight into experiences that may be difficult to articulate in words.

This workshop provides a relaxed, reflective space for self-discovery, with full support from the Gestalt Art Therapy approach. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, enhanced self-esteem, and a meaningful piece of art that represents their journey.

Day: February 15th, 2025

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm (Brisbane- Australian time) AEST- Australian Eastern Standard Time. UTC/GMT +10 hours

Time Zones

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Conditions of Participation

Eligibility: This workshop is open to adults only.
Registration: Participation requires prior registration, and your spot will only be confirmed once you receive a confirmation email from us.
Psychological/Psychiatric Treatment: If you are currently undergoing psychological or psychiatric treatment, please contact us before registering to discuss your situation.
Workshop Activities: During the workshop, participants will create a unique artistic piece (either a painted canvas or collage) and will have the opportunity to share and discuss their creations within the group.

Cost:

Gestalt Art Therapy Club members

Participation: FREE

*For members registered as a member (Gold or Silver) before June 31st, 2025

General participants

Participation: $110Aud

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Materials Needed:

Option 1: Canvas, acrylic paints, brushes, and water.
Option 2: A3 paper and crayons.
Optional: Magazines, scissors, and glue for creating a mixed-media portrait.
Additional: A pen or pencil to sketch the outline of your face.

System: Zoom (After registration and payment you will receive the link for your participation).

The system you will need for the workshop participation:

- Internet connection

- Having installed the Zoom program (Download here)

- PC, Laptop, Tablet with webcam & audio

►This workshop will be “hands-on” and will be recorded.

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.

For inquiries, please contact us at: Email: Gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

Online Workshops

Please note that if we do not have a minimum number of participants on the day of the workshop, the live workshop will not proceed, and you will receive a recording.
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.
GST Status: We are not GST-registered.
Payment: Payments via PayPal incur a 3% fee for PayPal commissions. If you prefer to avoid this fee, please ask us for bank details for direct transfers.
By registering for and attending our events, you agree to these terms and conditions.

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2025 Celebration- Gestalt Art Therapy Centre is tuning 15th!

2025 Celebration-

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre is tuning 15th!

We are thrilled to invite you to a special celebration marking 15 incredible years of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre!

Join us as we honour this milestone and the vibrant community that has made it all possible.

📅 Date: Sunday, February 9th, 2025

⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – Approx. 1:00 PM

📍 Location: Gestalt Art Therapy Centre, Brisbane

This event is a chance to:

✨ Meet our team and get to know our inspiring community

🎨 Play with a variety of engaging art activities

🗨️ Chat with us about our journey and the future of Gestalt Art Therapy

Whether you're a long-time supporter or new to Gestalt Art Therapy, this is a perfect opportunity to connect, create, and celebrate together.

Admission is free, and all are welcome!

RSVP is compulsory to help us plan for the day Register here

We can’t wait to see you there!

Let’s make this celebration as colourful and creative as the past 15 years have been! ✨

Please note:

Covid Requirements

Following the Australian Government Health Department's indications and to offer a safe space for all participants:

Every participant before being admitted to each Face-to-face session/ workshop and Event:

• Before each Event/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

Important information from Government:

Testing positive for COVID-19 and close contact and Flu symptoms

Any person who tests positive for COVID-19 is a close contact with, or has Flu symptoms, will not be admitted to the Event.

More information:

Gestaltarttherapycentre@gmail.com

If the event does not meet the minimum number of participants the organizers can decide to cancel the event.

By participating in our events, you agree to these conditions.

The event is only for adults.

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

SEE LABELS ON THE RIGHT SIDE

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.

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)