All Gestalt

Two Certified Gestalt therapists discuss grief and loss from a Gestalt perspective. This episode features guest host Jay Levin, LMHC. Jay Levin, M.A. (Clin. Psych.), has practiced and taught counseling and psychotherapy for over 35 years. His interest is in how values shape personal behavior and therapeutic interventions. This is mirrored in published articles that reflect his vision of a more hospitable world. Jay has been trained in Gestalt therapy by Erving and Miriam Polster and is certi...

Two Certified Gestalt Therapists discuss working with couples. This episode features guest host David Narang, PhD. David Narang, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice on the west-side of Los Angeles. He works with adults and teens with depression and anxiety and he works with couples. Dr. Narang is trained in multiple psychotherapies, but his theoretical home is with Gestalt, and he has been with GATLA since 2001. He is married with two sons, and in his spare...

Two Gestalt therapists discuss working with young people. This episode features guest host Lynn Stadler, LMFT. Lynn Stadler, LMFT is a Gestalt psychotherapist working in private practice in California. She also provides trainings about Gestalt therapy with children, adolescents, young adults and parents for social service agencies, universities and other teaching organizations worldwide. She is a founding member of the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation (VSOF) and a member of the Inter...

Two Certified Gestalt therapists discuss Career Counseling and the Life/Work Balance. This episode features guest host Daniel Kelley-Peterson, MAEd, LMHC, LPC, NCC . Guest Host information: Daniel Kelley-Petersen, MAEd, LMHC, LPC, NCC is a licensed mental health counselor in WA state and licensed professional counselor in the states of Arizona & Oregon. Dan owns and operates a private practice in Seattle, WA that began in 2015. Dan offers clinical supervision in Gestalt Therapy in both Or...

Two Certified Gestalt therapists discuss the role of Doubt in Gestalt therapy. This episode features guest host Viktoras Keturakis, Ph.D.. Incidentally, this episode also features my dog's commentary about the neighbor's landscapers who were working next door at the time of this recording. You'll hear his barking in the background during parts of the episode. Guest host information: Viktoras Keturakis, PhD, is a Gestalt psychotherapist and organizational consultant based in ...

Two Gestalt therapists talk about the science of trauma, Gestalt conceptualization of trauma, and applications for treatment. This episode features guest host Kristen R Myers, PsyD, DrPH, MA. Kristen R Myers, PsyD, DrPH, MA, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, GATLA-certified gestalt psychotherapist. She works as a clinic Site Director, Co-director of the Seattle GATLA training program and owns a private practice. She completed doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology (with a specialization ...

Three Gestalt therapists discuss Group Process. This episode features guests Helen Kennedy BA (Hons.) and Svetlana Vasilyeva, MD, MC, RCC. Helen Kennedy, BA (Hons.) has been in private practice in Edinburgh, Scotland since 1985. She is a founding partner of Teamwork Edinburgh Gestalt Institute where she works as a trainer, supervisor, consultant and psychotherapist. Helen is qualified as a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer with GPTI (UK). She has a particular interest in creating...

Two Gestalt therapists talk about Chair Work and other classic Gestalt Experiments. This episode features guest host Vikram Kolmannskog, LL.M., Ph.D.. He is Certified Gestalt Therapist and a professor of Gestalt Therapy at the Norwegian Gestalt Institute. Dr. Kolmannskog is the author of The Empty Chair: Tales from Gestalt Therapy amongst other written works. Contact: www.vikram.no Host information: Stephanie Goldsmith, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner...

Three certified Gestalt therapists talk about the Gestalt Formation and Resolution Cycle, Interruptions to Contact, and Self Regulation. This is an information packed episode! We hope you enjoy it. This episode features guests Rene Keres, PsyD and Paul Plakos, LMFT. Rene Keres, PsyD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Redlands, CA. She works with adults and teens in individual and couples therapy. Rene is a Certified Gestalt Therapist and is a Group leader at ...

Three Gestalt therapists discuss the theoretical and philosophical concept of Phenomenology and its application to clinical practice. This episode features guests Nelly Nassar, PhD. and Zachary Polk, LMFT. Nelly Nassar, PhD is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Westlake Village, CA. She works with adults in individual and couples therapy. She also co-facilitates an online case consultation group and provides online supervision for clinicians locally and international...

Three Gestalt therapists discuss the theoretical concept of Field Theory and its applications to clinical practice. This episode features guests David Narang, PhD and Sheri Rose-McCashin, LMFT. David Narang, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice on the west-side of Los Angeles. He works with adults and teens with depression and anxiety and he works with couples. Dr. Narang is trained in multiple psychotherapies, but his theoretical home is with Gestalt, and ...

Two Gestalt therapists discuss the importance of transparency in creating an authentic connection in the therapeutic relationship. This episode features special guest Anna Tanalska-Duleba from Warsaw, Poland. Anna Tanalska-Duleba is a Psychotherapist and Supervisor in Warsaw, Poland. She is one of the founders and a member of a team or Pracownia Terapii i Rozwoju [Psychotherapy and Development Studio; www.pratir.pl] w Warszawie. She studied physics and graduated in philosophy in...

Two Gestalt therapists discuss the foundational concept of Dialogue in Gestalt theory and application. This episode features features special guest Claudia Rosenbach-Ziembinski. Claudia Rosenbach-Ziembinski is a Clinical Psychologist in Western Australia. She is a practising Psychotherapist with 35 years experience in private practice. Prior to completing her studies in Clinical Psychology, she worked full time as a High School Teacher and School Counsellor for ten years in Berl...

Two Gestalt therapists discuss some of the early history of Gestalt therapy in the United States and the formation of the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles (later Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles and Pacific Gestalt Institute) in Los Angeles, California. Liv Estrup shares her personal story discovering Gestalt in the 1960s and on becoming an integral part of shaping Gestalt into what it has become today. Liv Estrup, LMFT became a faculty member with Gestalt Associates Tr...

Two Gestalt therapists discuss how the principles of Gestalt theory and practice apply to organizations and the corporate world. This episode was recorded in Perth, Australia and features special guest Doug Aberle: Doug Aberle, MEngSc, PACFA Reg. (Clinical), has been practicing Gestalt Therapy for 40 years. Originally trained as a marriage and family counsellor, he graduated from the GATLA Summer Residential program in 2002, joining the faculty in 2003. Having had a parallel career as a...

Three Certified Gestalt Therapists tackle the tricky question: What is Gestalt Therapy? Gestalt Therapy is difficult to define and doesn't lend well to an "elevator pitch" description. Here, we discuss some of the core tenets of Gestalt theory and practice and what makes it a unique style of therapy. This episode features guests David Narang, PhD and Nelly Nassar, PhD. David Narang, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in private practice on the westside of Los Angeles. He wo...