Why Choose Our Gestalt Art Therapy Workshop Recordings? 

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Flexible Learning

Watch the videos at your own pace, on your own schedule. Whether you're a busy professional, a student, or someone looking to incorporate Gestalt Art Therapy approach into your daily routine, our recordings offer the flexibility you need.

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Engaging Content

Each workshop is packed with hands-on activities, such as drawing, painting, collage-making, and more. These exercises are designed to help you explore your emotions, reduce stress, and improve your overall mental health.

1. Expert Guidance

   Benefit from the expertise of our Gestalt Art Therapists, with a strong background in Counselling, Psychology, Early childhood education, Language arts, Visual arts, and Training and assessment. Our workshops are crafted to provide high-quality support and foster a positive learning environment.

2. Holistic Approach

   The workshops incorporate a variety of materials and methods, including body language, masks, clay, and puppets, to ensure a comprehensive therapeutic experience that addresses all aspects of your being.

3. Personal Growth

   Enhance your self-awareness, improve your communication skills, and develop creative thinking. Our workshops are designed to help you grow personally and professionally, equipping you with tools to navigate life's challenges.

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 What You'll Get 

• Online Access

  to a library of recorded Gestalt Art Therapy workshops.

• Downloadable Resources

  : Worksheets, guides, and additional materials to support your journey.

• Exclusive Community

  : Join a network of like-minded individuals who share your passion for art therapy and personal growth.

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 How to Get Started 

1. Registration

   Registration to access to the recordings.

2. Explore

   Browse through the workshop library and choose the sessions that resonate with you.

3. Engage

   Dive into the activities, follow along with the video guidance, and immerse yourself in the transformative power of Gestalt Art Therapy.

 

Transform Your Life Today 

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the benefits of Gestalt Art Therapy from the comfort of your home. Empower yourself with tools and techniques that promote healing, creativity, and self-discovery.

 

Join now and start your journey towards a more balanced, creative, and fulfilling life!

 

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Cost per Access recording one Workshop:

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Center 

Participation: $95Aud

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General participants

Participation: $110Aud

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Cost per Access recording FOUR Workshops:

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Center 

Participation: $350Aud

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General participants

Participation: $410Aud

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If you need a Certificate of Participation for CPD purposes, you are eligible for the certificate. To qualify, you must watch the recording, complete the proposed activities, send us a picture of your creations, and complete a feedback form.

 

For Australian Professionals

Registrants can obtain their CPD /OPD hours (Non-endorsed activities)

ANZACATA CPD hours

AASW CPD hours

ACA OPD hours

PACFA CPD hours

AHPRA CPD hours

For professionals: Experiential workshop with Mandalas as a Projective Technique to be used with clients to improve patient outcomes.

 

We are not registered for GST

Workshop only for adults.

Recording Access one year

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Read more about the Recorded Workshops:

 

►MANDALAS Gestalt Art Therapy

Workshop objectives:

Creating mandalas can indeed have therapeutic benefits and promote relaxation and well-being. Mandalas are intricate and symmetrical patterns that often originate from spiritual and cultural practices, particularly in Hinduism and Buddhism. In recent years, they have been adopted in various therapeutic settings due to their potential psychological benefits.

- The artistic techniques involved in creating mandalas using a wide range of artistic materials.

- Investigate and experiment with the creation of mandalas and the process in the Gestalt Art therapy session.

- Have the opportunity to practice with this tool, because when you draw or paint your mandala, you are making a portrait of your unconscious self in a particular moment in your life, and when you carefully observe your creation, it can provide an amazing insight in a deep level (Susanne F Fincher)

- Learn how to present this art tool to your clients in Counselling Sessions.

- Discover the spiritual transformative power of the mandala

- You will be able to offer options to the client to communicate in a new language. Mandala work provides a space where clients can reproduce their inner world in a safe and relaxed way.

- Practice with the integration of polarities using Mandalas.

- Investigate more about Symbols, Archetypes, and the Collective Unconscious.

· If you are a professional working with clients, during this online workshop, participants will understand how to work with Mandalas, in a Gestalt art therapy approach.

-  Working with mandalas with a Gestalt approach will help the participants to understand not the "why" but the "what for" and the "how" during the creation and understanding of the Mandala.

"Here and Now" will give participants valuable awareness during this amazing process of working with the Mandalas.

· This workshop is "practical" - this means that the importance is the practice, the moment, and the experience. We will present theories but the goal is practical.

No previous experience with mandalas in Gestalt Therapy, Psychology, Therapy, or Art is necessary.

This workshop will be recorded and will be experiential "Here and now". So there will be later access to the contents.

 

►DREAM WORK Gestalt Art Therapy

" The dreams are the symbolic narration of an unconscious reality"

Dreams are studied through Psychology and neuroscience, memory processes during REM sleep. The existing neuroscientific evidence suggests that we are almost certainly capable of learning during dreams and that learning may therefore be one of dreams’ primary adaptive functions. (Isaac Roberts)

 

· During this online workshop participants will understand how to work with their dreams, in a Gestalt Art Therapy approach.

· Using creativity, expressive creations, and imagination, participants will connect with their dream projections.

· Dreamwork in a Gestalt focus will help participants to understand not the “why” but the “for what” and “how” during the translation of their dream

“Here and now” will give a precious awareness during this amazing process of working with dreams.

· This workshop is “hands-on” - this means that the importance is the practice, the moment, and the experience. We will present theories but the objective is practical.

No previous experience in dream work, Gestalt Therapy, or Psychology, Therapy or Art is necessary.

 

If you do not remember any of your dreams, do not worry, you are also welcome to participate, we will give you some ideas on how to work with this.

 

Objectives of the workshop:

· Discover the hidden messages of your dreams.

· Learn the steps to work with Dreams.

· Working with Dreams in a Gestalt Art therapy approach

· Integrate awareness during the dreamwork in your everyday life.

· Create your dream in a conscientious manner

· Gain tools to be used with your clients in therapy sessions

· Becoming a “Dream catcher”

 

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►INNER CHILD Gestalt Art Therapy

In popular psychology and analytical psychology, the inner child is an individual's childlike aspect. It includes what a person learned as a child, before puberty. The inner child is often conceived as a semi-independent subpersonality subordinate to the waking conscious mind.

Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) originated the concept in his divine child archetype. New Thought spiritual leader Emmet Fox (1886–1951) called it the "wonder child". The concept of the inner child was further developed by husband and wife team Vivian and Arthur Janov in primal therapy, expounded in the books The Primal Scream (1970) and The Feeling Child (1973).

During this day  you will:

• Work with the meaning of the "nurturing parent" and "protective parent" within "inner family work" to care for a person's physical, emotional, creative, and spiritual needs.

• We will review the concept of the "critical parent within", and provide you tools for managing it.

• investigate the unresolved childhood experiences and the lingering effects of childhood dysfunction: the sum of mental-emotional memories stored in the subconscious from conception through pre-puberty.

• Through the Gestalt Art Therapy approach each participant will access, in a safe mode, their childhood memories, being witness to the stories of their origins in childhood, and participants will find some different proposals for the healing process.

• Recovery and support of Your Inner Child using Gestalt art therapy techniques.

• Review of the connection between Attachment Theory and the Inner child work.

• Discover how the unfinished business of the inner child will be affecting the adult lives of your clients.

• Support your clients in working with their inner child.

• Work with your inner child, to be ready to support your clients' inner child.

Working with the inner child in counseling provides a range of emotional benefits for clients, facilitating deeper self-understanding and healing. Here are some key emotional benefits:

• Emotional Release: Addressing unresolved feelings from childhood allows clients to release long-held emotions, providing a cathartic experience that can reduce stress and anxiety.

• Healing Past Traumas: Engaging with the inner child can help clients process and heal from traumatic experiences, leading to a sense of closure and relief.

• Building Self-Compassion: This approach encourages clients to nurture their inner child with kindness and understanding, fostering self-compassion and reducing self-criticism.

• Rebuilding Trust: As clients reconnect with their inner child, they rebuild trust in themselves, fostering a greater sense of security and confidence.

• Strengthening Emotional Regulation: By addressing and acknowledging deep-seated emotions, clients can learn healthier ways to manage and regulate their feelings.

• Enhancing Relationships: As clients understand their inner child’s needs and vulnerabilities, they often improve their relationships with others, promoting empathy and authentic connections.

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►COLLAGE Gestalt Art Therapy

The use of figurative and metaphorical language during the creation using collage techniques helps to make changes and implement new options within the client's process, without having to work directly with the confrontation of the problem or conflict. Through collage, clients objectify their conflicts to put them in a different perspective and open future channels of communication.

Creating collages with paper can indeed be a therapeutic and beneficial activity when working with individuals and groups in an emotional support setting. Collage-making provides a creative outlet for individuals to express their emotions, thoughts, and experiences in a non-verbal and visually symbolic manner. This can be particularly useful in group therapy or support settings where participants might have different comfort levels with sharing verbally.

Here's how collage-making with paper can be therapeutic when working with groups in an emotional support context:

1. Self-expression:

   Collage-making allows participants to communicate their feelings and experiences through images, colors, textures, and compositions. This can help individuals express emotions they may find difficult to put into words.

2. Non-verbal communication:

   Some participants might struggle with verbal expression due to the nature of their emotions or their comfort levels. Collage-making provides an alternative means of communication that can help bridge this gap.

3. Catharsis:

   The act of selecting images and arranging them in a collage can be cathartic. Participants can explore their feelings, release pent-up emotions, and experience a sense of relief and release.

4. Empowerment:

   Creating something tangible and visually meaningful can enhance participants' sense of accomplishment and empowerment, which can positively impact their self-esteem and confidence.

5. Metaphor and symbolism:

   Collages often involve selecting images that symbolize feelings or experiences. This can encourage participants to reflect on the deeper meanings behind their choices and gain insights into their emotional states.

6. Group cohesion:

   Collaborative collage-making can foster a sense of unity and camaraderie among group members. Sharing the creative process and the final pieces can create a bond and mutual understanding among participants.

7. Mindfulness and focus:

   Engaging in the process of selecting images, cutting, arranging, and gluing requires concentration and focus. This mindfulness can help participants stay present and grounded in the moment.

8. Distraction and relaxation:

   Artistic activities like collage-making can provide a break from distressing thoughts or overwhelming emotions, offering participants a chance to relax and shift their focus.

9. Narrative development:

   Collages can be used as visual narratives to explore personal stories, challenges, and growth. Participants can arrange images to create a visual representation of their journey.

10. Safe exploration:

    Collage-making can create a safe space for exploring difficult or complex emotions without feeling directly exposed. Participants can choose how much or how little to reveal through their collage.

When incorporating collage-making into individual and/or group therapy or emotional support sessions, we provide a supportive environment, clear instructions, and opportunities for participants to share their collages if they feel comfortable.

During this workshop, you will:

• Know how to design the collage-work: kind of collages

• Paper collage

  – One of the more basic forms of collage. Various pieces of paper are gathered and put together to create a unique collage strictly from paper products.

• Photomontage

  – whether done by hand or with the help of a computer, a photomontage is a collage of pictures or photos.

• Painting collage

  – Gluing pieces to a canvas and then painting over and/or around those pieces on the canvas, thus creating an original and unique painting.

• Wood collage

  – Create from pieces of wood, whether it be from scraps, old furniture, crates, barrels, house parts, driftwood, branches, sticks, bark, etc.

• Digital collage

  – Using a computer to gather the visual pieces and put them together

• Discover how this tool will support the psychological process, revealing meaningful information about the client’s inner world.

• Collages are visual artworks that are created by selecting magazine images, textured papers, or ephemera; cutting or altering these elements, and arranging and attaching them to a support such as paper or cardboard”. This kind of creation could be compared with clients' lives and patterns.

• Uncovering the power of the creation with symbols, also the act of cutting and ripping images and gluing them together can be cathartic for some clients.

• Offer options to the client to communicate in a new language, collage art therapy work involves unconscious levels related to archetypes and the collective unconscious.

• Adapting this tool to the client's age and emotional development.

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THE TRAUMA TREE- Gestalt Art therapy NEW!

The Trauma Tree workshop is a transformative online session designed for professionals who wish to integrate creative and symbolic techniques into their practice, as well as for individuals seeking a safe and non-intrusive way to explore emotions, through the symbolic act of drawing a tree.

Workshop Objectives. Participants will:

• Learn Symbolic Expression Through the Trauma Tree

• Explore emotions indirectly through tree symbolism, allowing a safe, non-verbal approach to emotional processing.

• Understand how to use the Trauma Tree as a humanistic tool to foster healing.

• Understand Color Therapy and Symbolism

• Gain insights into how colors influence emotions and their universal and personal meanings.

• Support clients in using color as a means of emotional ventilation and self-awareness.

• Integrate Gestalt Therapy Techniques

• Learn how to guide clients through holistic emotional exploration (mind, body, spirit) using Gestalt Therapy principles using Art.

• Understand and experience the Empty Chair technique to address internal conflicts and integrate emotional insights.

• Support Clients in Symbol Integration

• Help clients identify symbols and their meanings within their artwork.

• Facilitate the integration of these symbols with emotional and psychological experiences for deeper understanding and healing.

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Key Workshop Components:

• Introduction to Trauma and Gestalt Art Therapy

• Learn about trauma types and the psychological impact of creative expression. 

• Engage in storytelling and group sharing for emotional connection and insight.

• Drawing the Trauma Tree

• Hands-on activity where participants create a symbolic tree to represent their emotions.

• Explore the meaning of components (roots, trunk, branches, colors) in a safe and reflective process.

• Color Therapy and Interpretation

• Understand the emotional and symbolic impact of colors.

• Empower clients to explore and interpret their personal color choices.

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Gestalt Therapy Techniques. Explore how to work with the Trauma Tree as a reflective and integrative tool.
Learn the Empty Chair technique to process emotions and promote self-awareness.

Key Takeaways for Participants

• Practical tools to help clients express emotions symbolically and non-verbally.

• Skills to use drawing as a form of emotional ventilation and connection.

• Knowledge of color therapy and how to integrate it into therapeutic practice.

• Techniques to help clients identify symbols, meanings, and integrate them holistically.

• A deeper understanding of Gestalt principles, including experiential techniques like the Empty Chair.

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Benefits of the Trauma Tree Workshop
A safe, structured method to address trauma and emotions without direct confrontation.
Holistic support for emotional well-being, promoting healing on mental, physical, and spiritual levels.
A versatile and engaging tool for professionals to use with clients of all ages and backgrounds.
This workshop offers a powerful blend of theory, practical activities, and experiential learning, equipping participants with creative and humanistic techniques to explore emotions in a symbolic and healing way.

Workshop Participation Guidelines and Emotional Wellbeing Information
Purpose and Scope of the Workshop
The objective of The Trauma Tree workshop is to provide training and learning in tools and techniques from Gestalt Art Therapy, including symbolic and creative methods such as the Trauma Tree and Empty Chair technique. It is important to note that this workshop is not designed for personal therapeutic work or for processing individual trauma.

Participants will explore methods in a safe, structured, and professional environment, focusing on how these techniques can be applied in their practice or personal exploration without engaging in deep emotional work or therapy sessions.

CREATIVE SELF PORTRAIT CSP© Gestalt Art Therapy. NEW!

In this workshop, we will explore key concepts such as self-exploration and self-expression. 

• By creating self-portraits, participants will delve into their identities, emotions, and personal experiences, using visual expression as a powerful tool for communication.

• We will also focus on self-acceptance and self-esteem. The act of painting oneself encourages a deeper connection with self-compassion and personal growth. Participants may gain new perspectives and a more accepting attitude towards their own inner and outer selves.

• Through the use of various materials, we will tap into the power of projections, creation, and narrative storytelling. Self-portraits offer an opportunity to visually narrate personal stories and reflect on significant life moments, offering insight into experiences that may be difficult to articulate in words.

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This workshop provides a relaxed, reflective space for self-discovery, with full support from the Gestalt Art Therapy approach. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, enhanced self-esteem, and a meaningful piece of art that represents their journey.

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