Salons

GTILA presents a series of salons which provide an opportunity to learn about some aspect of Gestalt Therapy in a relaxed, informal setting.  Salons are free and participants may receive CEUs for a minimal fee.  All people interested in Gestalt Therapy are welcome to attend Salons. GTILA does not discriminate in its education or membership activities based on race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

October 2018

Focusing: Developing an I-Thou Relationship with One’s Self (Ren Barnebey, LMFT, CGT)

October 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Southern California Counseling Center, 5615 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90019 United States + Google Map
Free

Focusing is a method of attending to one's phenomenological experience by using gentle inquiry to respectfully dialogue with one's self. This particular form of Focusing is based on Eugene Grendlin's method as adapted by Ann Weiser Cornell. Focusing fits beautifully with the foundational gestalt concepts of phenomenology, dialogue, and the Paradoxical Theory of Change. In this experiential salon, we will practice Focusing with ourselves as well as explore ways to use focusing with partners and clients. Ren Barnebey, LMFT, CGT,…

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June 2019

Exploration of Phases of Gestalt Trauma Work Combined with EMDR (Mary Ortenburger, LMFT, CED-S)

30 June, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Southern California Counseling Center, 5615 W. Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90019 United States + Google Map
Free

In this salon, we will open for discussion the implementation of EMDR therapy for trauma within the framework of relational gestalt therapy. Due to the manualized model of EMDR when using standard EMDR procedures, operating from these two models can be challenging, and can pose difficulties for clinicians operating from a relational stance. This salon will focus on the following topics, and will cover: -Practicing the phenomenological method and holding the paradoxical theory of change close during the 8 phases…

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