GESTALT TRAINING PROGRAM
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland’s flagship experiential training program fostering personal growth and professional development.
Gestalt Training Program XXIV (GTP)
Register Now for October 17, 2024 - May 31, 2026
Applications due by October 10th *Registration is closed*
The Gestalt Training Program (GTP) is a foundational training program of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, 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, 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.
Becca Bradley,
GTP23 alumni
“I am more myself post GTP than I ever have been. I no longer stumble through relationships on auto-pilot. The program helped me get more comfortable with slowing down, re-writing the script on old patterns, staying in a space of not knowing, and seeing what emerges from there. This was a life changing shift for me. So much more has become possible and available to me in my life since attending the program.
Being somebody who's queer and non-binary, I had some nervousness about being in a group that was full of folks from different places. I didn't know who was going to be there. One of the more surprising things was how GTP created this magical space where I could relate to every person in the program. As I let go of my assumptions about others, there was a sense of common humanity. We built something together as a group that focused on finding the beauty in each of us, as well as celebrating this new collective beauty that was forming out of our process together.
GTP is one of those experiences that will be with me for the rest of my life. It was profound, transformational, and priceless. I want to tell the world — come and see what is possible for you! Give yourself the gift of trying it out, of being willing to go into the unknown, to see what you might find there that you didn’t even know was waiting for you.”
Becca Bradley, LCSW, they/she
Owner of Body-Centered Psychotherapy Practice in NY State
GTP23 alumni (2023-2024)
Andrea Krönke,
GTP23 alumni
“Choosing to do GTP is like opening a door and hoping to find something you are looking for. Before you can think it through, you are in the middle of it. You engage, you hope, you experience, you stay, you feel, you breathe, you trust. At your own pace. GTP has created a space for me to grow professionally and as a person. In addition to entering the world of Gestalt theory and practice, I am grateful to be part of a wonderful community that will continue to support me in my personal and professional life.”
Andrea Krönke, Director at EAF Berlin, Germany,
GTP23 alumni (2023-2024)
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 Workshop 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 the cost 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.
Approval for Social Work contract hours varies from state to state. Please consult your state's credentialing Board for more information.
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