My training
My Gestalt therapy training was undertaken over 4 years at Institut Belge de Gestalt (IBG) in Brussels. The IBG practices and teaches a Gestalt that is centered on awareness in the here and now. The training is experiential.
I also trained for 2 years at Spectrum, a Humanistic Integrative Centre in London (http://www.spectrumtherapy.co.uk/). The Spectrum training covered Gestalt, Formative and Existential psychology and Transactional Analysis.
I am a certified IMAGO Couples Therapist. This training took place in The UK and Belgium over a period of 4 years.
In addition to my training at IBG, IMAGO and Spectrum I have done the following:
- A Family Constellations workshop with Mark Hall. This two day event is an exploration of the emotional baggage that one can carry from previous generations.
- A five day "Dream Marathon" with Spectrum.
- A five day "Anger Marathon" with Spectrum.
- Imago "Getting the Love You Want" workshop.
- Marshall Rosenberg Non-Violent Communication workshop.
- The Gallup Organization's Strength-Finder and Q12 management tools.
- I have also simultaneously Translated an Intensive week of The Rosen Method.
Much of my training has benefited from my own personal therapeutic development which has included the following:
- 6 years in one 2 one therapy at Spectrum. My one 2 one with Rex Bradley was a trans-formative period in my life.
- 7 years in a men's therapy group.
- 2 years of psychoanalysis and hypnotherapy.
- Two 10 day silent Vipassana meditation courses as taught by S.N. Goenka.