Gestalt Training Program XXIV (GTP)

The Gestalt Training Program (GTP) is a foundational training program of the GIC, which has generated positive, powerful change in individuals, groups, organizations, and communities for over five decades. Over the course of 18 months, GTP participants will study Gestalt theory and practice with the guidance and support of skilled, experienced faculty. In small and large group settings, learning occurs through interactive, didactic teaching and creative exploration of Gestalt principles and concepts.

GTP is designed to support participants in developing a deeper, more embodied awareness of themselves and how they navigate the various personal and professional contexts in their lives. By increasing awareness, the faculty and with your participation, we create the possibility for engaging in more satisfying and meaningful ways of being and connecting.

GTP teaches basic Gestalt principles and attends to six core areas of inquiry and experience: intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, relational, and creative. GTP is also an important first step for those interested in pursuing advanced training programs at GIC.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

GIC works to foster an inclusive environment that recognizes the contributions and supports the advancement of all, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or ability. We believe an inclusive environment supports a richer and livelier learning community, enhancing the health and well-being of individual participants and the group as a whole. 

For more, see GIC’s Statement on Diversity and Inclusion.

IS GTP FOR ME?

GTP is open to adult learners who are interested in studying Gestalt theory and practice in a robust, immersive learning community. Anyone working with individuals, couples, families, or groups in a broad range of professional and community settings will benefit from the program, including: mental health professionals, medical professionals, coaches, business leaders, consultants, lawyers, educators, administrators, non-profit leaders, religious clergy, community organizers, philanthropists, artists, and graduate students. GTP is ideal for individuals seeking to expand their capacity to relate to others with greater authenticity and presence.

Attending a Gestalt Experience Weekend is a prerequisite for applying to GTP.
Link to our GEWs

Continuing Education (CE): 227.50 contact hours

GTP OFFERS PARTICIPANTS:

• A framework for relating to others with our whole selves － present, curious, honest, authentic, and respectful;

• A complex understanding for how the contexts in which we exist impacts how we move through the world;

• An immersive process deepening awareness of ourselves and others as holistic, embodied beings;

• Skills to support a here-and-now, present-centered experience;

• The ability to move through the world with greater awareness, intention, and choice;

• An increased capacity to tend to emergent processes as they unfold in the moment;

• An enhanced understanding of how we coexist and connect with ourselves and others

• Opportunities to experiment creatively with various ways of being and interacting;

• Recognize and tend to unfinished business which may have resulted in fixed ways of being that can impede connection and growth;

• The ability to assess interactions, including individual experiences as well as co-created realities;

• Skills for engaging across differences, tending to a variety of wants and needs, and supporting multiple perspectives; and

• A lens through which to support change and integrated well-being in ourselves and others.

LOCATION

We are thrilled to bring you GTP 24 In Person! This will be held at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland in Berea, Ohio.

DATES

• Weekend 1: October 17-20, 2024

• Weekend 2: December 12-15, 2024

• Weekend 3: January 30- February 2, 2025

• Weekend 4: March 27-30, 2025

• Weekend 5: May 29-June 1, 2025

• Weekend 6: September 18-21, 2025

• Weekend 7: November 13-16, 2025

• Weekend 8: January 15-18, 2026

• Weekend 9: March 26-29, 2026

• Weekend 10: May 28-31, 2026

Each weekend, sessions will take place In Person at the GIC office in Berea, Ohio:
*A negative COVID test is required to attend each GTP session. Please bring proof of a negative test taken within 24 hours of the beginning of each weekend.

Thursdays – 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET US
Fridays – 9:00 am to 7:00 pm ET US
Saturdays – 9:00 am to 7:00 pm ET US
Sundays – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm ET US

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Participants must document at least 25 hours of individual therapy with an approved Gestalt-oriented psychotherapist in order to complete the program. Partial credit may be approved for previous work.

ENTRANCE TO ADVANCED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 

GTP is required for advanced training programs at GIC, such as Working With Physical Process.

TUITION & FEES 

*Applications due by October 10th
Application Fee: $150.00 (non-refundable)

The cost of GTP is $10,500.
If paid by July 1st it is $9,800
(Payment plans available upon request)

Tuition and fees do not include external therapy requirements. 

Limited tuition assistance may be available based upon financial need. 

For questions about tuition or payment please contact: registrar@gestaltcleveland.org or 216-421-0468.

ACCREDITATION 

The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. It is the responsibility of the provider to abide by the OPA-MCE guidelines. (Provider Number: 346597238)

Continuing Education approved by OPA is accepted by The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board under OAC Rule 4757-9-05.

Continuing Education (CE): 227.50 contact hours

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

At the conclusion of the Gestalt Training Program, participants will be able to:

• Explore the principles and power of Gestalt Theory and Methodology;

• Recognize the similarities and differences between Gestalt theory and other theoretical models of human behavior;

• Describe the concept of the Relational Field as it is used in Gestalt practice;

• Review the concept of body/mind/spirit (body/self) as it contributes to the Relational Field;

• Explain how the Gestalt Cycle of Experience may be used in designing effective interventions;

• Apply the Gestalt Theory of Change and Resistances to working with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems;

• Discover the capacity to use dialogue/I-Thou interaction, as a way of exploring differences in the context of relationships;

• Experience the benefits of a supportive learning community and how it operates at various levels of system; and

• Expand your professional skills and competence by integrating Gestalt principles into your personal life and professional practice.

FACULTY

The faculty at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland are highly skilled, multidisciplinary professionals who are deeply experienced in Gestalt theory and practice, and bring a wide range of skills and lived experience to the GTP program.

• Daniel Goldstein, MSW, LCSW, co-chair

• Ellen R. Hoffman, MA, LPCC, co-chair

• Sadie DelPropost, MSW, LISW, LICSW, co-chair

Additional faculty for the upcoming GTP program will be drawn from GIC faculty