Schedule of Events
End of the Season
2023-24 Program Ended
2024-25 schedule to be announced in August
Have a good summer.
Past Events
The Street, Between Oikos and Polis: The Political Dimension of Caring
The Street, Between Oikos and Polis: The Political Dimension of Caring
My presentation is about my experience as a Gestalt therapist working with adolescents and people who use drugs on the street from Venice to the Bronx.
A Gestalt Approach to Working with Children and Adolescents
A Gestalt Approach to Working with Children and Adolescents
The renowned child and adolescent therapist Dr. Violet Oaklander posited that two common reasons for young people entering therapy are a) difficulty with using one or more contact skills and b) low self-esteem.
Aging, Illness, and Loss: Being a Fully Human Therapist
Aging, Illness, and Loss: Being a Fully Human Therapist
This presentation’s focus is on enhancing one’s own experiences of aging, illness, and loss and to regard these experiences as an essential part of being a fully human and authentic therapist.
WINTER SPECIAL EVENT – Encountering Artificial Intelligence – Exploring a Phenomenology of Embodied Experience
WINTER SPECIAL EVENT – Encountering Artificial Intelligence – Exploring a Phenomenology of Embodied Experience
It is increasingly clear how a profound journey toward a new civilization is emerging, different from the one in which we were born. AI isn’t just coming, or coming fast.
Reading Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
Reading Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality by Perls, Hefferline, and Goodman (PHG) is a complicated historical document holding the richness of the novel thinking of its time and, importantly, the genius of its authors.
Gender Fluidity: A Modern Revolution in Today’s World
Gender Fluidity: A Modern Revolution in Today’s World
We are currently experiencing a confusing destabilizing revolution of all aspects of sexuality and gender as evolving heterosexual and LGBTQI+ definitions, meanings, identities, categories, and behavior undergo dramatic changes.
The Zen of Gestalt Therapy
The Zen of Gestalt Therapy
Presenter: Olivier Winghart Description: Autumn brings us a special time for contemplating impermanence, and so I’m pleased to offer my presentation about Zen and Gestalt therapy this month. I plan