Gestalt Centre Belfast

06/05/2026

Last chance before the Summer! Our next Introduction to Gestalt workshop will take place in Belfast on 20-21 June.
Apply by emailing [email protected].
Our teaching of Gestalt is steeped in field theory: the local and global context that have shaped and continue to shape us all are present at every workshop.
Gestalt is an embodied, radical and optimistic approach. Read more at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/what-is-gestalt.
Participants have variously described the experience of attending the two-day event as "amazing", "a rich and worthwhile experience", "full of learning", and some have decided as a result to apply for our 2-year Gestalt Practitioner Diploma course starting in the Autumn.
While attendance at one Introduction workshop is required to apply, the workshops are stand-alone, no obligation to go further, and a good way to sample the Gestalt approach.

Gestalt Centre Belfast

14/04/2026

There is one coming up in May…
Registration is now closed for our April workshop 'Introduction to Gestalt therapy’, We are looking forward to two days of discovery of our Gestalt approach this weekend 18-19 April.
But fear not: there will be another one coming up soon, on 16-17 May. And one last one in June, on 20-21 June.
After the Summer, we expect to start teaching our 2-year part-time Gestalt Practitioner Diploma course.
Whether you are interested in the longer course, or just a taster, consider attending one of the intros.
Email us at [email protected] for more details.

17/03/2026

All psychotherapy is based on learning how human beings engage in the life-long interaction with their environment. There are many varieties of theoretical and philosophical approaches... but in the end, it is mostly an art and a craft.

At the heart of Gestalt is the exquisite art of field attunement, the craft of dialogue and timing, as we explore our life patterns in the process of change. We at the Gestalt Centre Belfast, teach this experientially in an in-person group setting, in our 2-year Gestalt Practitioner Diploma (see https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/project/gestalt-practitioners-diploma).

To apply for the next Diploma starting in the Autumn, you will need to have attended one Introduction to Gestalt workshop with us.

The next one is on 18-19 April in Belfast. It is nearly full but a small number of places are still available!

Do not miss the opportunity to experience the Gestalt approach! For application forms email us at [email protected].

24/02/2026

GESTALT CENTRE BELFAST: INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT! (not to be missed)

The Gestalt Centre Belfast invites you to join our next INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT workshop. The workshop is an exploration of the three Es of Gestalt: Experiential, Experimental and Existential.

Our practice is based on person/environment, field and life-space through which we consider all elements of Gestalt theory and practice. We love leading those introductions and see people from various backgrounds and professions discover the liveliness and profound value of Gestalt in their life and work!

This workshop is stand-alone, or a requirement for applying into our 2-year Gestalt Practitioners’ Diploma starting this Autumn.

It is an IN-PERSON workshop and takes place in Belfast (Ireland).

Dates: 21-22 March 2026.

If you miss it, the next one will take place on 18-19 April 2026.

For details and application forms please contact [email protected].

16/02/2026

You may be interested in our latest blog, 'Therapy in the time of genocide', at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/blog/therapy-in-the-time-of-genocide about our view on the silence of Gestalt organisations on the genocide of Palestinians.

Gestalt Centre Belfast

06/12/2025

After an exciting Introduction to Gestalt workshop last November, we are planning another one on 7-8 February 2026. If you missed the last one, email us at [email protected] for details and an application form!

13/11/2025

Enrolment is now closing for our next Introduction to Gestalt weekend (15-16 November). If you missed it, we will have another one in February 2026! Remember, these are stand-alone workshops. But if you are interested in enrolling for our 2-year part-time Diploma, attendance at one Introduction is required.
Register your interest at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/event/210

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Gestalt Centre Belfast

21/10/2025

Our next INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT in-person workshop is on 15-16 November 2025 in Belfast.

Discover our unique approach and our training team, get 12 hours CPD, and how to enrol on our longer 2-year Gestalt Practitioner course starting next year.

For more details email us at [email protected] or check our website at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/events.

Gestalt Centre Belfast

31/05/2025

A quick reminder about our upcoming workshops introducing the Gestalt approach. Experience Gestalt in person! The next one is approaching, on

21-22 June 2025, in Belfast,

and there are still a small number of places on it.

We will run another Introduction on 11-12 October.

More information about the workshops can be seen at
https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/userfiles/files/document-20250429162426.pdf
and an application form can be downloaded at
https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/userfiles/files/document-20250429161545.docx.
Your place will be reserved upon receiving the application and fee for the workshop (£160).

Gestalt is neuroscience-relevant
Because of its roots, theory and methodology, Gestalt stands at the crossroad of talk therapies and somatic therapies. The trainings we run are neuroscience informed, and our trainers carry qualifications and experience in Somatic Experiencing. Louis Cozolino in his book 'The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy' describes Gestalt as uniquely "relevant to neural integration".

An approach for all sorts of professions
These workshops, and the Gestalt approach generally, offer support to those working in a wide variety contexts including: counselling and psychotherapy, youth and community work, nursing /health and social care, coaching, body work, pastoral work, education, mediation, and many other fields where relationship is at the centre of the process…

Where to next?
This introductory workshop is a stand-alone event, and indeed for some people that is all they require. But there have been people who find the approach a good fit for them, and a missing piece in their therapeutic skill set. And so they might use the introductory workshop as a gateway to applying for our longer course. Our Gestalt training can also be the door to our longer, 2-year part time course leading to the Gestalt Practitioner Diploma. This longer course may open the access to Year 5 of the accredited Master programme with the Gestalt Institute of Ireland, Carlow.

The longer course...
People who attend these introductory workshops will get a chance to ask questions about the 2-year programme, and if they are interested, they will be sent an application pack to complete. There is an interviewing process.
The two year course is described on our website, at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/project/gestalt-practitioners-diploma.
The course consists of 9 monthly weekend workshops, a 4-day residential (in Corrymeela) and a live assessment workshop at the end of each training year.
Please note that the calendar of training at the bottom of that web page is provisional, and the first few dates will be used as introductory workshops, until a viable group has assembled to start the course.

31/03/2025

*** GREAT NEWS! ***

The Gestalt Centre Belfast is scheduling two introductory workshops to the Gestalt approach, on 17-18 May and on 21-22 June 2025. Both are in-person, and take place in Belfast.

Louis Cozolino in his book 'The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy' described Gestalt as "a unique expression of psychodynamic therapy that is particularly relevant to neural integration".

Gestalt is one of the approaches which fit well with somatic approaches e.g. Somatic Experiencing. Other past students have included yoga teachers, mediation workers, youth workers and teachers!

For those of you who are already qualified counsellors in another modality, the longer programme we run can serve as access to Year 5 of the Master programme in Gestalt Psychotherapy with the Gestalt Institute of Ireland, Carlow.

For more information, check the Gestalt Centre Belfast’s website at https://www.gestaltbelfast.org, and you can send an expression of interest by clicking on one of the two workshops on the Events page, https://www.gestaltbelfast.org/events.
Alternatively you can email us for information and an application form at [email protected].

Gestalt Centre Belfast