Welcome to The Gestalt Centre
We are the UK’s foremost provider of training in Gestalt: an enlightening and life-changing approach to counselling, psychotherapy and organisational development.
As an established centre of excellence for over 40 years, we offer UKCP and BACP accredited professional training in counselling and psychotherapy and CPD programmes for therapists as well as professionals working in organisations.
Based in Camden, London, our part-time programmes and short courses can prepare you for a career in counselling or psychotherapy, accelerate your professional development as a therapist or person centred professional working in/with organisations or simply inspire a positive new perspective on people, relationships and life.
Alongside training, the centre is also a vibrant hub for a range of therapeutic practices that enhance mental and psychological wellbeing and a welcoming space for professionals and organisations to meet, learn and work.
Beyond training and therapy, we offer an accessible low-cost therapy scheme and help people find a counsellor or therapist.
We also hire out meeting rooms, conference rooms, consultation rooms and training rooms at our accessible, and well-equipped Camden centre.
OUR VISION is a world where meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives.
OUR PURPOSE is to promote the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups and organisations through Gestalt education, training and practice.
OUR VALUES IN PRACTICE
We draw inspiration and energy from Gestalt practice and our valuing awareness of ourselves and other, collaborative working and openness to diversity of voices, and the view that we are all connected and therefore together responsible for our communities and organisation.
Diversity, equality, inclusion and anti-discrimination: We value equity and inclusion and welcome diversity and difference in backgrounds, identities, cultures and voices. We also commit to anti-discriminatory action and encourage personal and collective awareness, reflection and learning. It is integral to who we are and how we work and study together.
Community, awareness and personal responsibility: We are a community of staff, students, practitioners and clients; working, studying and accessing therapy at the centre. Individually and collectively, we’re responsible for our presence and behaviour. Also, responsible for our community and the space we inhabit.
Collaboration and mutuality: We work and study together, collaboratively and with respect and appreciation for each other. Every person matters, and so does the collective.
Kindness and respect for each other and the space we cohabit. Our relationship with people who work, learn and access therapy at the centre starts from a place of respect and kindness. This way we create a space where we can show up, work and learn authentically and meaningfully. Feel seen, heard and included.
How we are run
The Gestalt Centre is a registered charity. We have a Board of Trustees and a Board of Directors. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that the organisation carries out its purposes and for overall planning and good governance. The Directors (executive and non-executive) make decisions about strategy, the running of the organisation and oversee the work of the Psychotherapy faculty, the Counselling faculty and the management team.
Our approach
We’re deeply committed to Gestalt theory and practice. We strongly believe that Gestalt is a positive force for change; that it can empower people to live life to the full by improving their communication, helping them to manage conflict and developing their creativity. At the heart of the Gestalt approach is:
- Respect and appreciation for individuals, diversity and difference
- A belief that we are all connected
- Valuing of the awareness of self and others with integrity and honesty
Through participating in our courses our aim is that you will:
- Develop a much greater awareness of yourself
- Increase your presence in the world
- Enhance your ability to creatively influence the context you are in
- Appreciate that we are always in relation to and a part of our environment.
NEXT: More about our approach to fees and funding.