Gestalt AssociatesforPsychotherapy

Psychoanalytic Program Course Registration Form Fall 2017 Semester
The following courses are required for trainees in the NYS Licensure Program, and are also open as electives. Full course descriptions may be accessed at Courses are offered every 2 to 3 years.

Sociocultural Influence: Racial & Ethnic Issues (SC3):This course explores the many ways that issues of “culture” influence the frame of psychotherapy and the relationship between client and therapist. A historical and psychoanalytic context is provided to help define “Multiculturalism, Biculturalism and Interculturalism. Next, an analysis is provided by several Gestalt therapists. Emphasis is given to therapist and client field-related issues with regard to race and ethnicity. Finally, the course looks at social action as it relates to Gestalt therapy theory and to our role as Gestalt therapists. Mondays, Oct 16, 23 & Nov 6;6 – 9:20pm
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Patricia Tucker, LCSW, LP

Family and Couples Therapy From a Systems, Gestalt and Psychoanalytic Perspective (SC1):This course will address family issues, dynamics and treatment from a Gestalt Psychoanalytic perspective, interweaving ideas derived from Family Systems theory. We will look at the history of the development of Family Therapy, various schools of thought, emphasizing gestalt, psychoanalytic and systems thinking and modes of treatment. We will study tapes and use role play as well as supervision of actual cases to explore various treatment interventions based on solid theoretical formulations. Saturdays, Oct 14, 21; & Nov 4; 10am – 3:00pm
15 hours, $450 Instructor: Susan Friedberg, LCSW, LP

Clinical Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Clients (SC4): Utilizing a
psychoanalytic and Gestalt therapy framework, the interplay of social factors in the environment and issues of LGBT identity will be discussed in depth. Students will be presented with many of the cultural issues and struggles of this population, and the creative adjustments, defenses, and coping mechanisms frequently utilized by LGBT clients that clinicians need to understand when working with this population in a psychotherapy setting. Assessment and treatment issues will be discussed using both case material and the student’s own experiences with the LGBT population. Mondays, Nov 13, 20, 27 & Dec 4; 7-9:30pm
10 hours, $300 Instructor: Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW

Developmental Theory, Bowlby, Mahler & Stern (PD1):This seminar focuses on the developmental theories of Bowlby, Mahler and Stern, and their practical application to Gestalt Therapy. The course includes both lecture and demonstration/participation. Various techniques and strategies are explored for integrating developmental insights into the ongoing process of a Gestalt session. Fridays, Dec 8, Feb 2, March 2 & 30;
6-9:45pm 15 hours, $450 Instructor: Arleen Maiorano, LCSW, LP

Developmental Theory, Freud, Erikson & Piaget (PD2):This course explores impairment of functioning and other symptoms in relationship to their genesis during the socialization process, from a physical, energetic perspective. We will work with memory recollection and in-the-moment re-experiencing of painful past episodes—where cognitive understanding is coupled with appropriate affect (abreaction). This working through process will be examined and discussed in detail, along with specific techniques for dealing with negative emotions and helping patients dispel the tension and confusion associated with repressed intra-psychic conflict.
Instructor: Todd Senzon, MA, LP
Jan 6 & 20; Feb 3, 10-3pm

15 hours, $450

Please mail registration information to Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy, 36 West 25th Street (10th floor) New York, NY10010;
fax to 212-689-7745; or email to . You may use Visa or Master Card, or a check payable to Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy. Registration is due 2 weeks prior to the first date of the scheduled course, and is non-refundable after the start date of each class. For additional information, email Arleen Maiorano at .

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I would like to register for:
□ Sociocultural Influence: Racial & Ethnic Issues (SC3)

□ Family and Couples Therapy From a Systems, Gestalt and Psychoanalytic Perspective (SC1)

□ Clinical Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Clients (SC4)

□ Developmental Theory, Bowlby, Mahler & Stern (PD1)
□Developmental Theory, Freud, Erikson & Piaget (PD2

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