26 Jan 2020

2020 Art Journals and Art Therapy March 28th







Time & Location
28 Mar, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event


  • This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
  • This course has 2020 ACA OPD points
This Amazing and interesting Tool is the "Star" of the Art therapy techniques.
 During this workshop you will learn:
  • How to create Art Journals
  • How to develop Mixed media techniques building Art Journals
  • Starting the process of using the Art Journal with clients
  • Selecting some creations at the Art journal to work in the therapy sessions
  • How to close the therapy session after an Art Journal work
  • Offer options to the client to continue working with the Art Journal at home until the next session
This will be an interesting and creative workshop!
Day: March 28th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost
Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Club: $178
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Where: 
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre 
Ashgrove- Brisbane 
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Full membership 2020: $35
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2020 Art Therapy Retreat March 20th, 21st, 22nd









Time & Location
20 Mar, 5:00 pm – 22 Mar, 2:00 pm
Heart & Soul retreat Space, Nobbys Creek Rd, Nobbys Creek NSW 2484, Australia

About the Event

ART THERAPY RETREAT for Therapists, Psychologists, Counselors, Artists. 

March 20th, 21st, 22nd 2020

This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
This course has 2020 ACA OPD points

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

• At this Art Therapy Retreat, you will be able to learn and enjoy creative ways of working with clients and groups, using Clay, Paintings, Land Art, and more.
  • And also an opportunity for your own personal growth. 
• Enjoy this ART THERAPY RETREAT in a magic and warm place in HEART & SOUL RETREAT SPACE (NSW), Healthy Food, plenty of Nature, relaxing time and Art work, they are the best ingredients to experience an amazing weekend!
Facilitated by Yaro Starak & Gemma Garcia, Artists and Directors of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre


WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THE ART MATERIALS

Get some ideas from this Art Therapy Retreat like, how to use Art Techniques with clients in an Art Therapy session and/ or for your own personal process.
• Discover different art techniques and adapt them in the therapeutic context.
• Express yourself, play, investigate with all art media 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 with your client.

• At this ART THERAPY RETREAT you will practice:
o Working with Acrylic painting, inks, Gelli plate. Stencils
o Art Journals
o Masks
o Exploring Land Art
o Mixed media
o Performance
o Spiritual Rituals
• The Artwork as the focus of Art Therapy:
o Working with Self-esteem
o Working with the polarities of the light/ shadow aspects
o Trauma work
o Inner Child
o Working with the family (like a Constellation)
o Working with kids, adolescents, families
o Sandplay Therapy
o Groups work
Note: We are not doing Individual or Group Art Therapy. This Art Therapy Retreat has the purpose of training in Art Therapy skills. We have a Gestalt focus, but the goal of the Art Therapy retreat 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 , Social worker, Artists, Therapist or not, you are welcome!, 
This ART THERAPY RETREAT would offer you the Art therapy skills if you are a Mental Health professional, if not,  you will be able to experiment with Art as a Therapeutic approach.

INVESTMENT FOR THE ART THERAPY RETREAT: 3 days, 2 nights:
Included:
  • Fully catered
Delicious vegetarian meals, gluten free options 
(Friday: dinner, Saturday: breakfast, lunch, dinner, Sunday: Breakfast, Lunch)
  • Accommodation:
Friday and Saturday night. 
Sharing rooms
Bed linen, bath robes, insect repellent
  • Workshops Retreat participation conditions:
Alcohol and smoking not allowed
Not included
- Travelling / returning to/from the Art Therapy retreat venue. Any kind of transport.
- Individual room (All are sharing room)
COSTS
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Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre payments before February 15th, 2020
$795.00
Member of the Gestalt Art Therapy Club, payments after February 15th, 2020
$820.00
Non- members payments before February 15th, 2020
$840.00
Non- members payments after February 15th, 2020
$880.00
Note:
GST not included. Not Registered for GST. Credit card Paypal fees
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Some opinions of the last participants


  • I would definitely recommend this training to other professionals that are interested to implement Art Therapy techniques into their practice. I would recommend the retreat setting of the training. The idea of having the training in a retreat setting was ideal in terms of meeting other participants and also getting to know better our colleagues. Having the Art therapy training in a retreat provided us participants with the opportunity to get to know better the other participants in the training, exchange knowledge and experience. Also getting to know our colleagues better will provide us with a good foundation for further development and implementation of the Art therapy Program at our work places. It was fantastic art therapy workshop consisted of exploring varieties of art processes that we can be used with our clients or  groups. The facilitation by both facilitators flowed naturally and completed each other’s parts perfectly. I got a lot out of the whole workshop held in that breath taking natural environment that I would cherish in my heart till the rest of my life! Thank you for providing us with that wonderful experience!
  • Great Art Therapy Retreat away from technology allowed me to focus and group interaction. Amazing Art therapy exercises with a big range of opportunities to be incorporated into my professional practice.
Cancellation and refund Policy:
Cancellations made before January 15th,2020  refund of 100% of the deposit or full payment.
Cancellations after January 15th, 2020 not any refund will be done, (non-refunded fees, will be to cover accommodation reservations and catering reservations). Registering to this event and make any kind of payments, means that you accept these conditions and cancellation policy. Credit card links  payments has applied 4% of Paypal commissions.
Discounts only for Gestalt Art Therapy Members (Not included other Associations) 
ART THERAPY RETREAT PROGRAM

Friday March 20th, 2020
5:00 pm                     Arrival
6:00 pm /7:00 pm      Dinner & free time
7:30 pm/ 8:00 pm      Welcome and group meeting.

Saturday  March 21st, 2020
8:00 am/ 8:30 am Yoga Class
8:30 am/ 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am/ 11:30 am Art Camp activities
WORKSHOP 1: Art Journals Painting with Acrylics, Gelli plate, stencils
11:30 am/ 12 noon Break
12:00 noon/ 1:00 pm Art Camp activities
1:00 pm/ 3:00 pm Lunch & free time
3:00 pm / 6:00 pm Art Camp activities
WORKSHOP 2: Body Work Painting, Dance, Movement
6:00 pm /8:00 pm Dinner & free time
8:00 pm        Group Rituals
WORKSHOP 3: Masks Mixed Media. Performance

Sunday March 22nd, 2020
8:00 am / 8:30 am Yoga Class
8:30 am / 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am / 11:30 am Art Camp activities
WORKSHOP 4: Sand Play and Land Art Mixed media
11:30 am / 12 noon Break
12:00 noon / 1:00 pm Art Therapy Retreat Closing. Group Ritual
1:00 pm/ 2:00 pm Lunch

Note: The activities times & activities topics, could be changed due event adjustments.

HEART & SOUL Retreat
The retreat is situated 1 hour and 52 minutes from Brisbane. 
The location is a haven of peace and tranquility and provides the opportunity to relax from your busy life; to rest and recharge your batteries. Heart and Soul Retreat is set on 22 acres guaranteeing privacy. Nestled in the forest at the end of the valley in beautiful Nobby’s Creek, which lies at the outer edge of the Mt. Warning Caldera. 
Stretching from Byron Bay, to the Gold Coast and West towards the Great Dividing Range, this vast caldera has been named the Green Cauldron and has been listed by Tourism Australia as one of Australia’s National Landscapes which are nominated for their cultural, natural and spiritual significance.
More info:
arttherapygestalt@gmail.com




2020 Introduction Gestalt Therapy March 14th








Time & Location
14 Mar, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event

  • This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
  • This course has 2020 ACA OPD points
You will be introduced to Psychological tools that can be used to increase the sharpness with which you see and relate to the world and practice psychotherapy in an authentic manner.
This workshop is designed to enable the participant to establish a basic Intervention model that clearly describes the process of therapeutic relationship between client and therapist. This requires the participant to become familiar with the ‘phases’ of this relationship. After demonstrating some degree of comfort in this structure, the participant will be able to begin to develop his or her own ‘style’ of interventions and creative practice. Gestalt therapy was developed from various influences upon the lives of its founders during the times in which they lived, including: the new physics, Eastern religion, existential phenomenology, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, experimental theater, as well as systems theory and field theory.
Learning objectives:
  • To examine specific therapeutic applications of Gestalt Therapy theory and explore practical interventions with individuals, couples, families and groups.
  • To examine the ways a therapist designs intervention strategy using the cycle of awareness model.
  • To enable the participant to develop a beginning personal style of ‘Gestalt Work’ and enhance his or her practice with clients.
At the workshop, we will extend the knowledge of:
-  The power of the here and now and awareness in working with clients
-  How to develop a Gestalt experiment to enhance and improve therapeutic outcomes
Day: March 14th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cost
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Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre
Ashgrove- Brisbane
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please
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Become a member today just for $35/Year and access to discounts! 
Full membership 2020: $35
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2020 Introduction Working with Groups March 7th








Time & Location

07 Mar, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event

This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
This course has 2020 ACA OPD points
Discover how to managing any kind of Groups: Work groups, School Groups, Groups Therapy
Group leadership is not just about techniques. Using gestalt therapy approach to groups will enable you to learn how to:
  • Keep the focus of the group in the present NOW.
  • Direct attention to the “how” not “why” questions.
  • Developing clear self-awareness ability.
  • Learn how to work with creative experiment to enhance group activity.
  • Facilitate group enactment to develop solutions to problems emerging in group.
  • Refine yours and participants' abilities to work with group dynamics as they emerge in the training group.
  • Learn the secret of leadership from within.
  • Become at ease in a safe place in which you can develop skills as a group facilitator.
  • Can practice various skills, creative methods in working with groups and become confident in being present as a leader.
  • 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.
Day: March 7th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cost
Pay by Credit card/ PayPal
Pay by Credit Card/ PayPal
Where: 
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre 
Ashgrove- Brisbane 
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please 
Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link. 

Become a member today just for $35/Year and access to discounts! 
Full membership 2020: $35
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2020 Men over 50 February 29th








Time & Location

29 Feb, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event


Mature men are invited to participate in a men only gathering with an open space to reflect and share our personal journeys, self-reflection and personal growth.
 Some ideas to begin with:
  • Masculinity in the modern era
  • Physical and mental health
  • Fears of loneliness and loss
  • Relationships
  • Facing our mortality
In this day we shall focus on our life shifts and learn about possible changes that will enable us to become a real mature man and a mentor elder for younger men.
Day/s: February 29th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cost
Pay by credit card

Pay by Credit Card
Where:
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre
Ashgrove- Brisbane
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please
Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link.

Become a member today just for $35/Year and access to discounts! 
Full membership 2020: $35
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2020 Art Therapy with Children February 22nd








Time & Locatio

22 Feb, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event

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.
This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
This course has 2020 ACA OPD points

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
 Day/s: February 22nd, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cost
Pay by Credit Card/ PayPal
Pay by Credit Card/ PayPal
Where: 
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre 
Ashgrove- Brisbane 
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please 
Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link. 
Become a member today just for $35/Year and access to discounts! 
Full membership 2020: $35
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2020 Sand Play Therapy- Art Therapy February 15th








Time & Location

15 Feb, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Art Therapy & Gestalt, Ashgrove QLD, Australia

About the Event


  • This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
  • This course has 2020 ACA OPD points
It is not just sand... Sand play offers you a deep therapeutic work. SAND PLAY THERAPY – Art Therapy- A GESTALT APPROACH
This workshop is 2020 AASW endorsed CPD hours
This course has 2020 ACA OPD points
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.
Day/s: February 15th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Cost
Pay by Credit Card
Pay by Credit Card
Where: 
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre 
Ashgrove- Brisbane 
Payment Methods: Ask us for Bank details, please 
Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link. 
See Cancellation Policy in the registration, please. 
Become a member today just for $35/Year and access to discounts! 
Full membership 2020: $35
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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.