Applications are open.
This is the second year of our Psychotherapy Programme and the first year of our three-year MA in Gestalt Therapy. It offers students an in-depth assimilation of Gestalt therapy – in both theory and practice.
Who takes this course?
Most students come to this course directly from Year 1 of the Psychotherapy Programme (the Diploma in Professional Development) – our Gestalt Foundation Year). Others join from our Gestalt Counselling Programme. It is possible to enter the programme at this point with a degree (or equivalent experience) plus prior understanding of the Gestalt approach.
At the Gestalt Centre we value equity and inclusion and welcome diversity and difference in all backgrounds, identities, cultures and voices. It is integral to who we are and how we work. If you have any accessibility requirements for this course, please get in touch for a confidential discussion about how we might be able to help.
What the course offers
This course develops your understanding of Gestalt; experientially in individual therapy and group work, through the study of key texts, and by preparing essays and presentations. Further explorations of inclusion, equity, and diversity, as part of deepening understanding of the context for therapeutic work, is integral to this training year and to the rest of the training.
There is a focus on:
- Developing awareness of individual contact styles and how this affects dialogue
- Deepening understanding of the actuality of group phenomenology (the whole is different from the sum of the parts)
- Understanding the above in Gestalt theoretical terms
There are 2 modules for this year:
- Module PY7103GS provides theoretical development with a focus on core Gestalt therapy principles and concepts.
- Module PY7090GS focuses on personal and practical development. In the second half of the year, students begin skills practice and consider issues in relation to working with clients.