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Caucasus Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Family Psychotherapy and Sophia Verulashvili
invites you to a three-year advanced training program

Present for the Future in Gestalt Therapy

Development and Psychopathology in a Field Perspective

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Join this unique exclusive program!

Director of the program, author of the idea and organizer - Sofia Verulashvili

Program Director, Leader and Supervisor - Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb

Italy's leading trainers
EAGT accredited therapists and supervisors
They will share their experience with you for 3 years!

09-13 October 2024
Tbilisi

Caucasus Institute of Gestalt Therapy and Family Psychotherapy in collaboration with Gestalt Institute of Italy

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Exams and certificate

Within 3 years, participants will pass exams.
In the first year (4th seminar), they will fill-in questionnaires about the theory, methodology and Gestalt therapy.

 

In the 2nd year (8th seminar) they will present one Gestalt written (literal) record.
In the third year (12th workshop), participants will present a written description (aesthetically and phenomenologically) of a therapy with a client that lasts for at least 8 sessions.


 

Upon completion of the program, you will receive a diploma by two institutes in accordance with international standards, which will recognize your advanced qualifications in Gestalt therapy and psychopathology, as well as in the European and international professional community.

Trainers of the Program

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb

Silvia Tosi

Fabiola Maggio

Salvo Greco

Ilenia Baldacchino

Pietro Cavaleri

Alessia Repossi

Michele Cannavo

Rosanna Militello

Giancarlo Pintus

Rosanna Biasi

Valeria Rubino

Giuseppe Mirone

Silvia Alaimo

Francesco Lotta

Susanna Marotta

Who is This Program for?

The registration for the program is allowed for Gestalt therapists who have at least Master's degree in medicine and psychology and have received education in Gestalt therapy in accordance with the EAGT educational training standards and, accordingly, who are engaged in private practice relevant to the professional qualifications and competencies of EAGT Gestalt therapists.


Preference is given to those who have a doctorate degree in psychology, social work, psychiatry, philosophy, sociology and have EAGT accreditation as a therapist or supervisor.

Duration and Format of the Program

Period of study: 2024-2027

A total of 12 five-day seminars,

4 seminars per year.

The meeting schedule can be found on the website below.

The meetings will be held online until quarantine restrictions are lifted.
Then, the training will take place offline, in Georgia.

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About the Author and Presenter of the Program

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb - Doctor of Philosophy, Director of the Gestalt Institute of Italy (Syracuse, Palermo, Milan), International trainer of Gestalt therapy and psychopathology, as well as supervisor of training programs.

 

Mrs. Spagnuolo-Lobb is a full member of NYIGT, SPR, GTA.

She is the President of the Italian Federation of Recognized Gestalt Training Institutes (FISIG), former president of the European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT), founder and Honorary President of the Italian Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy (SIPG).

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb is the author and editor of 250 publications and 13 books.


Her book "The Now-for-Next in Psychotherapy. Gestalt Therapy Recounted in Post Modern Society" (2013) has been translated into 8 languages and is currently being translated into Georgian.

Her works: "Aesthetic Relational Knowledge", "Polyphonic Development of Domains" and "Dance Steps between Psychotherapist and Client" are concepts that are in collaborations with different universities. See more details on the website: www.gestaltitaly.com

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 Topics and Schedule of Seminar

Seminar N1

25-29 June, 2025

Silvia Tosi and Fabiola Maggio

  • The theory of self in GT

  • The experience of contact-withdrawal in a field

  • The concept of psychopathology in Gestalt therapy: Neurotic, psychotic, borderline, traumatized experiences and their fields

Seminar N2

24-28 September, 2025

Salvo Greco and Ilenia Baldacchino

  • The phenomenological turn in psychotherapy

  • Awareness of the field: the aesthetic relational knowledge

  • Working with a field perspective

Seminar N3

26 - 30 November, 2025

Silvia Tosi and Fabiola Maggio

  • Development and the concept of Polyphonic development of domains

  • GT with Children

  • Dance steps

Seminar N4

28 January - 1 February, 2026

Alessia Repossi and Silvia Tosi

  • Now-for-next principle for families and siblings 

  • An aesthetic model for parenthood

  • Working with adolescents in GT

  • Exam - questionnaire on theory and methodology

Seminar N5

15-19 April, 2026

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb and Piero Cavaleri

  • Now-for-next principle for couples: a Gestalt therapy model

Seminar N6

17-21 June, 2026

Michele Cannavo and Rosanna Militello

  • Bodily experience

  • Psychosomatic suffering

  • Traumatic experiences in early age

Seminar N7

23-27 September, 2026

Giuseppe Mirone and Silvia Alaimo

  • Sexuality disorder

  • Eating disorders

Seminar N8

25 - 29 November 2026

Giancarlo Pintus and Valeria Rubino

  • Narcissism

  • Borderline and personality disorders

  • Exam - a verbatim written description of the session

Seminar N9

10-14 February, 2027

Valeria Rubino and Michele Cannavo

  • Traumatic experiences in adults: Dissociation and PTSD

  • Psychosis

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder

  • Depression

Seminar N10

14-18 April, 2027

Giancarlo Pintus and Rosanna Biasi

  • Addictions

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Panic attacks

Seminar N11

9-13 June, 2027

Francesco Lotta and Susanna Marotta

  • "Now-for-next" principle for group psychotherapy

  • The ethical principles in psychotherapy and supervision

Seminar N12

22-26 September, 2027

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb and Fabiola Maggio

  • The creative style of each participant. Supervision seminar

  • The examination is a description (aesthetically and phenomenologically) of a therapy that lasts for 8 sessions.

Cost of Participation in the Program

Tuition Fee - 8,000 euros

Payment in installments is possible

Payment

prepayment:

Participants make an advance payment of 2,500 euros before the start of the program and then 500/500 euros during each seminar;

Attention!

The advance payment of 2500 euros is non-refundable if the student is already accepted into the program and there are only 3 months left before the program starts!

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