Gestalt Certificate Program Overview

The Gestalt Institute of the Rockies offers a training to earn a Certificate in Gestalt Psychotherapy. These trainings incorporate theoretical, practical, and experiential learning that will become a pivotal point in your professional and personal journey.

  • The GIR Certification Training consists of 4 semesters (one semester is 2 days a month for 4 months) that are offered in ongoing enrollment. This allows students to join at different parts of their journey and new students can learn from seasoned students.

  • Students are asked to delve into their own process as a person and as a therapist. There are opportunities to explore issues on a professional and personal level while experiencing relationship and support of the group and while receiving important feedback and support from seasoned and skilled facilitators.

  • GIR offers the Gestalt Therapy certificate training in-person and virtually.

    • Students can participate in both in-person and virtual training to count towards certification but should plan on completing a full semester either in-person or virtual without jumping around during the semester. The in-person and virtual semesters are the same content but are offered at different times of the year.

  • Topics for the 4 Semesters

    • Semester #1 - Gestalt Basic Concepts, Contact & Contact Boundary Disturbances, Therapeutic Circle & Experiments, & the Cycle of Experience

    • Semester #2 - Gestalt & Working with Attachment & Development, Duey Freeman Developmenal Model, Gestalt Somatic Process and working with the Body

    • Semester #3 - Gestalt Therapy and working with Couples, Families and Adolescents

    • Semester #4 - Creativity as a Gestalt therapist, Existentialism, Gestalt Dreamwork, Gestalt Art Therapy

  • Please visit the Certification Requirements page for further information

In-Person Certification Training

In-person trainings are held in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

During the in-person training, students will participate in lecture as well as live practice sessions.

Online Certification Program

Online trainings are held live, via Zoom.

Since the pandemic, telehealth has become a standard psychotherapy practice. During the online training, students will engage in lecture as well as live practice sessions that are tailored to virtual therapy.

GIR reaches students globally which offers an expansive and inclusive perspective.