Welcome to the Gestalt in Action website
gestaltinaction@msn.com
This site promotes the consultancy and workshop programs available from 'Gestalt in Action' and the therapeutic offerings of 'Renewal'.
.jpg) 7 Ridgeway Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6PQ
Train and Explore:
Gestalt Coaching and Counselling;
Gestalt Team-building and Consulting;
Gestalt Group Facilitation and Spirituality
Our Values & Facilitation Style:
We are committed to the development and education of the whole person, and aim to empower individuals, groups and communities by working alongside them to identify strategies which honour their unique needs and visions.To honour the whole of our psychological, intuitive and spiritual reality - soma and the soul.
We explore through dialogue and experimentation . . . rather than teach;
Look to the inter- relatedness of things . . . rather than isolate out facts;
Raise awareness to the options . . . rather than provide ready made answers.
Our workshops function in a person-centred way where participants inform the agenda and take responsibility for how much they contribute to any given activity. We welcome novices and experts alike, for I believe that much more can be gained when people with differing skills and experience work and experiment together.
Our Services and Clients:
- Gestalt Therapy: (Individual, couples, group)
- Organisational Consultancy: (Clients have included - 'The Merchant Group'; Hendon Police Training College; Family Planning Association; Surrey University)
- Team Building: (Clients have included - GlaxoSmith Kline; Tower Hamletts Social Services; St Lukes Hospital; Gerrards; Senior Community Health Management - Kent)
- Coaching: (Clients have included - Price Waterhouse Coopers; The Roffey Park Institute; Ashridge; Unilever; BBC; Sussex Police College; The Benefits Agency)
- Shadow Consultancy & Supervision: (Clients have included - Price Waterhouse; Diageo; Management Consultancy Business School; Psychosynthesis Trust)
We provide In-House Courses tailored to your community or organisational needs by request.
From Novice to Expert:
We run the following non-residential weekend workshops on the following dates at Redhill in Surrey:
- Resolving Conflict & Healing Communities - Oct 16-17 2010; & Aug 27-28 2011
- Gestalt Exploration of Spirituality - Dec 11-12 2010 & Oct 22-23 2011
- Facilitating Groups & Leading Teams - Feb 12-13 2011 & Dec 10-11 2011
- Gestalt Coaching & Counselling - Jun 26-27 2010 & Feb 18-19 2012
- Inquiring in the Gestalt Way - Aug 28-29 2010 & Jun 18-19 2011
Venue: 7 Ridgeway Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6PQ
Fee: £200 - Time: 10am-5pm
N.B. Several of the above workshops have been delivered internationally, notably in China (Hong Kong & Shanghai), France (Normandy), Eastern Europe (Bucharest & Belgrade) Greece (Skyros) and Malta.
Train to Certificate and Diploma in Gestalt Practice:
1) European Association for Gestalt in Leadership & Organisation Development - Certificate in Gestalt Practice:
Requirements: attendance at four workshops and an account of your learning of 1,000-2,000 words.
"I presented the Certificate in Gestalt Practice to the Open University and was granted exemption from a half credit - which has saved me 6 - 12 months extra work"
2) European Association for Gestalt in Leadership & Organisation Development - Diploma in Gestalt Practice:
Requirements: attendance at four further workshops and a case study of your application of Gestalt 4,000-5,000 words.
"I presented the Diploma of Gestalt Therapy Applied to Organisations to the equivalency board in and I have the pleasure to tell you that it has been ranked no 7 which means Professional Post Graduate Diploma level. Very good considering that the next step after that is rank 8 Doctorate".
A Bi-Monthly Open Group:
A group where anyone may drop-in to explore themselves and their concerns in a permissive and supportive climate. Some come to receive feedback, others to hone their group skills or to sample Gestalt in action.
2010 = Sept 18, Nov 6. 2011 = Jan 8, Mar 19, May 14, July 22.
What to Expect from our Groups & Workshops:
Though the workshop title is pre-determined, the weighting of content and exploration of themes is uniquely tailored to the needs of each group of learners. Our programmes enable participants to experience at first hand a unique blend of Gestalt informed personal and professional development
Our courses are purposely kept small in numbers, usually with 6-10 participants, so as to allow for personal coaching and tuition. Ample printed material is also provided, thus alleviating the need to take notes. Learning contracts for action beyond the workshop will also be formulated, to enable further ongoing development post the workshop experience.
The workshops described on this site, and others on request, can be tailored to individual client-systems for delivery in organisations within the UK or overseas. The Gestalt in Action Programme is now affiliated to the European Association for Gestalt Leadership Organisational Development (EAGLOD) and has been accredited by the Institute for the Development of Humanistic Psychology (IDHP) as a suitable vehicle for those working towards a diploma in Humanistic Psychology.
To reserve a workshop place please send a cheque to: P. Barber @ 7 Ridgeway Road - Redhill - Surrey – RH1 6PQ or for more information phone 01737-779430
Common Questions:
So what's Gestalt? - Gestalt is a German word meaning 'pattern' or 'constellation'. A Gestalt practitioner inquires into the perceptions and beliefs people use to co-create their reality. Working within the frame of an authentic relationship, using art and metaphor and dialogue to illuminate how people derive meaning, Gestalt explores our energetic presence in the world. It is influenced by Zen and phenomenological inquiry and aims to illuninate a felt sense of our own 'experiential truth' based on direct experience.
So what do you offer? - We offer one-to-one, couples and group therapy, plus a bi-monthly Saturday Group open to everyone where people drop in for quality feedback or to sample the flow of a Gestalt group - see Page 4 'Renewal Fortnightly Groups'. We also offer a regular programme of workshops - see below and view Page 2 entitled 'Current Workshops' on this website.
What might I read to prepare me? - Free Downloads are available on Page 3 ('About the Facilitator') entitled 'A Brief Review of Gestalt Facilitation' for an appreciation of Gestalt's history, or 'Gestalt in Coaching & Consulting: A Dialogue with Holism & the Soul' for an understanding of Gestalt's application to coaching; or for the more experienced and those interested in education: 'Keeping Psychotherapy Trainees in 'Their Place' - 'How Training Institutions can Stifle Love and Breed Complience' . Maybe come to a Saturday Group (£75) as a taster of this approach - see Page 4, or dip into the optional pre-workshop reading cited below in Barber, P (2006) 'Becoming a Practitioner-Researcher - A Gestalt Approach to Holistic Inquiry' .
So how will I experience this approach? - You will be invited to attune to the here and now and to focus upon what is foreground to your current awareness, to reflect on your current needs, to explore the support you might require to meet these current needs and to experiment with new ways of experiencing the world. Many have described my style as high in support and challenge and laced with humour. Maybe read the reactions of others on the Current Workshops page onthis website for an extra appreciation of this way of working.
How do I book upon a Workshop or Saturday Group? - Email gestaltinaction@msn.com to reserve a place or send the fee (weekend workshop £200 or Saturday Group £75) made out to Paul Barber at 7 Ridgeway Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6PQ.
Where might I stay as it's a two day workshop? We have three Travelodges close to Redhill, at Gatwick (12 miles), Dorking (9 miles) and Leatherhead (10 miles) - see www.travelodge.co.uk plus a good hotel Nutfield House Priory www.4hotels.co.uk (2 miles) , I can also provide a list of B & B's.
We are able to assist in the Prepation of Academic Dissertations up to doctorate level and have supervised some 25 people through to doctorate (from Middlesex & Surrey University) and countless more to success at Masters level.
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