Konstantinidou Antonia

M.Sc. Clinical & Social Psychology (A.U.Th.). Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, member of EAGT and the National Psychotherapy Company of Greece. ECP holder (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Founding Member and Ex-President & Representative of the Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy (HAGT).

Balliou Despina

Studies in Sociology at Panteion University of Athens and Psychology (B.Sc.) & postgraduate studies in Counseling Psychology (M.Sc.) at La Verne University of California.

Gestalt psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor, holder of ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy).

Founding member of the Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy and Training Center and founding member of the HAGT (Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy).

Member of APA (American Psychology Association), member of the Hellenic & European Association of Counseling (HAC, EAC). Member of EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy) and in particular member of EAGT’s Training Standards Committee. She was also member of the ECA’s Certification Committee. Training in relational Gestalt therapy at the Pacific Gestalt Institute and in the EMDR trauma therapy method. She is a certified trainer by EKEPIS (National Certification Center)

Works with adults, couples & groups. She specializes in issues related to trauma, abuse, loss, mood disorders, and personality disorders.

In recent years, she has been systematically involved in the planning, organization and supervision of educational programs, in the field of health professionals and interdisciplinary groups in social institutions, with specialization in trauma, mental health prevention and social responsibility. Coordinates educational and experiential workshops, as well as groups, with topics related to trauma, existential quests, relationship difficulties, emotional empowerment, etc., working through tangible experience, the principles of existential dialogue, art and creativity.

She has a deep interest in the relational - phenomenological - ecological - social perspective of Gestalt therapy theory for which she has published relevant articles and presented in lectures, scientific conferences and seminars.

She is the co-author of the book "Introduction to Gestalt Psychotherapy - Basic Concepts, Principles and Applications" (2011), published by Gestalt Foundation. She was the scientific editor of the Greek translation of the book "The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy" by Rich Hycner and Lynne Jacobs with the Greek title «Η Θεραπευτική Σχέση ως Ίαση στην Ψυχοθεραπεία Gestalt”, (2018), published by I. SIDERIS, and of the book "The Art of Change" by Frans Meulmeester, Ioanna Rizou, George Stamatis, (2017), published by I. SIDERIS.

Hatzilakou Katia

M.Sc. Social and Clinical Psychology A. U. Th. Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, member of A.G.P. & EAGT (Ex-Chair of NOGT and External Relation of EAGT). Holder of ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Founding member of the Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy and Training Center, and founding member of the Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy (HAGT).

She works with adults, groups and couples.

For the last 10 years she has been focusing on Gestalt psychotherapy procedures related to the body. Coordinates movement groups and workshops, in collaboration with teachers of contemporary dance and primitive expression, as well as GestaltTango workshops. The workshops and groups are addressed at individuals interested in personal development as well as at mental health professionals at a supervisory level. Their main purpose is both the self-knowledge of the participants through contact with the body and their awareness through the social - voluntary offer with performances, which are organized at the end of each workshop.

She actively participates in the design, organization and implementation of educational, postgraduate and supervisory programs for professionals in the field of Mental Health and Human Sciences, with a dominant focus on Human Rights and the Suppression of Violence, which are her main interests. Coordinates the design and implementation of voluntary action programs in the community in collaboration with organizations, associations. She was a supervisor in a program of psychological support for women in XEN (Young Women’s Christian Association) in Thessaloniki as well as in the juvenile and women's prisons in Diavata, Thessaloniki in collaboration with EPATH ((Society for the Protection of Minors in Thessaloniki).

She was scientifically responsible for the design and evaluation of programs and educational materials in seminars on Health Education, Conflict Management and Human Rights for primary and secondary school teachers in collaboration with public and private bodies, such as the "”Experiential Workshop” aiming at raising awareness on issues of conflict resolution at school and with a focus on Human Rights" organized by the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy & Training center and under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, in 2009.

She is an active member of the Human Rights & Social Responsibility Committee of the EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Psychotherapy), whose purpose is to investigate the connection between Gestalt psychotherapy and the socio-political context, with special reference to the promotion of Human Rights.

She is the co-author of the book "Introduction to Gestalt Psychotherapy - Basic Concepts, Principles and Applications”, (2011), Gestalt Foundation publications.

Within the framework of a complete and organized training program on Gestalt psychotherapy and taking into account that the Bibliography on Gestalt psychotherapy in Greek was poor, Gestalt Foundation decided that it was necessary to publish a handbook introducing trainees to the Gestalt psychotherapy approach in their first steps of comprehension. To do so its founding members authored and published a handbook titled “INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT PSYCHOTHERAPY: BASIC CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS” (2011)

The handbook contains an introduction to Gestalt psychotherapy, a presentation of its basic concepts, principles and applications, based on a rich bibliography by acknowledged and well respected authors-teachers, Gestalt therapist and supervisors. It includes a retrospective on the Gestalt therapy history, its evolution through time and the range of its application. Finally it provides an extensive bibliography that is available to trainees in order to help them in their studies.

The Gestalt Foundation founding members, Yianna Yiamarelou, Antonia Konstantinidou, Despina Balliou, Katia Hatzilakou are responsible for writing and publishing this handbook, with the collaboration of the Centers’ standing training collaborator George Diplas and the help of Antigoni Orfanou, George Stamatis, Konstantinos Kostas and Hrisoula Stevi.

The Gestalt Foundation since very early on, by 2004, has decided to expand in the field of publishing.

This started with the biannual publication of the Centers’ newsletter “GESTALT FOUNDATION NEWS”, which includes texts on theory, a great number of articles, interviews and book presentations.

Always keeping in mind the need to enrich the Bibliography on Gestalt theory in Greek in 2015 the Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy & Training Center, decided to edit and reprint in Greek the book “Gestalt Therapy: Perspectives & Application” Edwin Nevis (Editor).

“Gestalt Therapy: Perspectives & Application” (2000) is a classic handbook which with its publication in 1992 marked a worldwide regeneration of interest in the study of the Gestalt therapy approach.

In this book Edwin Nevis, one of the most prominent authors, thinkers and Gestalt psychotherapist of the last 40 years, has made a clever selection from a series of essays, written by Gestalt therapist, that although maintain their individuality and uniqueness, have a common thread which is the clarity of perspective and commitment to the development and promotion of the Gestalt therapy model. It includes essays by: Ilana Rubenfeld, Sonia Nevis, Gordon Wheeler, Joel Latner, Robert Goulding, Joseph Zinker, Violet Oaklander, Joseph Melnick, Cynthia Harris and others…

Both of these books “INTRODUCTION TO GESTALT PSYCHOTHERAPY: BASIC CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS” (2011) “Gestalt Therapy: Perspectives & Application”, Edwin Nevis, are available in the POLITEIA and IANOS bookstores as well as other selected bookstores throughout Greece.

The Gestalt Foundation Psychotherapy & Training Center offers education and training on the Gestalt psychotherapy approach. The Centers main goal is to educate and teach the theory and methodology of Gestalt psychotherapy.

It emphasizes the assimilation of the principles and methodology of Gestalt psychotherapy by trainees in their practice and the development of their own style of work.

The training programs aim to provide students with the necessary skills to evolve professionally and personally as an important part of their education aims at that.

Trainees gain insight on their personal growth and structure of interpersonal relationships. Within a secure environment, the challenges and the group dynamics, trainees explore new and more authentic ways of existing and coexisting.

GESTALT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS TRAINING PROGRAM

The program is addressed to Mental Health and Humanities University graduates (psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers etc.) and complies with the EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy) educational criteria.

It is a 1450 hours training program, lasts 4 years and is divided in two courses:

Course A: Basic Training Course

B: Clinical Orientation

FLEXIBLE GESTALT PSYCHOTHERAPISTS TRAINING PROGRAM

The Gestalt Foundation Psychotherapy & Training Center practices a fundamental concept of Gestalt therapy, “creative adjustment” and in order to address current needs, created a new modified and flexible training program offered by the Center in Thessalonica. It consists of thematically oriented subjects and is divided in two courses. Its goal is to teach the theory and methodology of Gestalt therapy.

The difference between this program and the already existing 4 year program is first the flexibility in the time of attendance and second that is organized thematically.

Furthermore the difference is that it remains open (Course A) throughout the current academic year.

MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS TRAINING PROGRAM

Mental Health Counseling is a separate established scientific domain that recently has seen a dynamic evolution and in our country. It applies in many aspects of an individuals’ life such as work, family, education, heath, society and wherever the needs of our modern world deem necessary.

Among the subjects that Mental Health Counseling deals with is self-awareness, self-fulfillment, psychological support, problem solving, intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict management, adjustment to change etc.

Our Centers’ training program on Mental Health Counseling in the Gestalt approach is addressed to college graduates (sociologists, social anthropologists, teachers, physicians, nurses, lawyers, etc.), people with Bachelor degree on Counseling, Human Resources managers, Business consultants, artists and people with experience in Counseling or attendants other courses on Counseling in accordance to the training qualifications of EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy) and HAC (Hellenic Association for Counseling).

GESTALT IN ORGANIZATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM

This training program is addressed to psychologists, psychotherapists who work for corporations and psychologists, psychotherapists and mental health counselors who are interested to learn about how the Gestalt approach can be applied in the world of Corporations and Organizations, Gestalt counselors working for Corporations and Organizations, for counselors, coaches and trainers also working for Corporations and Organizations, for executives who are responsible for the Human Resources development and for people holding managerial posts in Corporations and Organizations.

Based on the Gestalt approach the services that can be offered are:

• Consulting,
• Coaching,
• Mentoring,
• Training,
• Supervision,

in both individual and group level.

*THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN THE GREEK LANGUAGE ONLY

ANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM

The Gestalt Foundation Psychotherapy & Training Center taking into account that the environment, science, technology and therefore society, people’s perception and attitudes are constantly modified, updated and evolving, feels that it is necessary for a psychotherapist and mental health counselor to continually educate himself. The goal of the continuous training program is to further explore the theory and supervision as well as the development of professionals.

Each year Gestalt Foundation organizes and offers a number of educational workshops covering specific issues.

Issues such as loss, addiction, conflict, abuse, crisis management, group dynamics, Gestalt therapy in child development, stress management in the workplace, etc. are issues that a psychotherapist or mental health counselor faces constantly and needs to approach and explore with great care in order to acquire a deeper knowledge and experience.

These workshops are designed for the Gestalt Foundations trainees as well as for mental health and Humanities professionals and university degree graduates that wish to familiarize with the theory, methodology and application of Gestalt psychotherapy on these issues.

For trainees the hours of attendance covers the required hours for their training program.

Each year the Gestalt Foundation organizes and offers a number of experiential workshops covering specific issues concerning human relations, emotions within a family or workplace framework.

These workshops are addressed to Gestalt Foundation trainees, to mental health and Humanities professionals as well as to individuals who would like a “taste” of the theory, methodology and application of Gestalt and furthermore to learn more about themselves, to experiment with more expressive forms of communication and contact on intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts.

For trainees the hours of attendance covers the required hours for their training program.

The Gestalt Foundation invites you to join in a cycle of 7 workshops on Gestalt Coaching in Business and Organizations. Discover the world of Coaching in Business and Organizations from the unique perspective of Gestalt theory and practice. The implementation and coordination of this Cycle of Workshops has been entrusted, by Gestalt Foundation, to trainers who share a combination of longstanding expertise in the world of Business and Organizations as well as in-depth knowledge and experience of Gestalt theory and practice in Organizations.

1. Who can benefit from the program?
   
   • Psychotherapists or psychologists working in organizations
   • Psychologists, psychotherapists and mental health counselors who are interested in learning how Gestalt works in the field of Businesses and Organizations.
   • Gestalt Consultants in Organizations.
   • Consultants, coaches and trainers who deal with Organizations and Businesses.
   • Executives who have responsibility for the development of Human Resources (H.R.).
   • Individuals who hold administrative positions in Companies and Organizations (managers).
     
     
2. The 100 hours of training include the following:
   

   A one-day initial introductory workshop plus 6 two-day experiential workshops, based on the practical application of Gestalt consulting / coaching in Businesses and Organizations. The workshops include:

• • Theory, practice and experiential work
  • Case studies
  • Literature Review
  • Feedback from trainers and group in relation to personal development and skill development
  • Detailed notes
    
    

C. By following the cycle of workshops, participants will:

• • Learn the basic principles of the theory and methodology of the Gestalt psychotherapeutic approach and how it can impact Businesses and Organizations.
  • Develop self-awareness, relational awareness, creative adjustment and functional contact with themselves and the environment.
  • Hone skills in consulting, coaching and training as well as dexterity in managerial issues and team coordination.
  • Adopt techniques, attitudes and behaviors which support the optimal functioning at an individual, group or organizational level in issues related to:
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Cooperation
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Changes
  • Conflicts
  • Negotiation
  • Work Stress
  • Decision Making
  • Time Management
  • Crisis Management
  • Self-Confidence
  • Mutual understanding.

D. The workshops in more detail

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP (Online)

• Basic Principles of Gestalt therapy

In this workshop we explore the history, philosophy and basic principles of Gestalt theory, especially its phenomenological, existential, experiential, dialogical and relational roots. According to Fritz. Perls, Ralph Hefferline and Paul Goodman (1951) the goal of therapy is assimilation through increased awareness and authentic contact, which inevitably lead to change and growth. Gestalt consultants in organizations feel the situation through their personal experience and with presence they share their phenomenological observations, experience and awareness, thus supporting the organization and its members in a process towards healthy and creative change

DATE: Saturday, December 17^th, 2022                          TIME: 12:00-20:00

TRAINER : Myrto Fragkatou

ASSOCIATE TRAINER : Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 2 (Online)

• Creative Leadership: A New Model for Organizational Development and Personal Professional Development

In this workshop we explore the role of leadership through the lens of the Gestalt approach. We will experiment, discover and bring into focus, at an individual and group level, key themes that answer questions such as:  What are the leadership characteristics that distinguish us? How can we highlight them? What models of leadership bring healthy development and growth to organizations? What is the function of leadership in the organizational field? How does the "figure" of leadership emerge from the organizational "background"? What are the new leadership paradigms in organizations today? The workshop is based on case studies with practical applications for the organizations we are part of, and for our professional lives.

DATES: Saturday, January 21^st, 2023                            TIME: 12:00-20:00

              Sunday, January 22^nd, 2023                             TIME: 12:00-20:00

TRAINER: George Stamatis

ASSOCIATE TRAINER: Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 3 (Online)     

• Group Dynamics and Gestalt in Organizations

Each group, whether transient or more permanent, develops its own dynamic that goes through a cycle of various phases. In businesses and organizations, this phenomenon is very common, and the role of the Leader, Manager or Coach is differentiated in each phase so that the team can be functional, productive and have nourishing relationships with each other. In this experiential workshop, the group comes to understand the range of differences, while identifying patterns and increasing awareness both on an individual and group level. During the processing stage of the experiential activity, the necessary theoretical input is provided so that personal conclusions can be drawn and goals for individual improvement set. The workshop is given context by a case study in which gestalt coaching has been carried out.

DATES: Saturday, February 18^th, 2023                          TIME: 12:00-20:00

              Sunday, February 19^th, 2023                            TIME: 12:00-20:00

TRAINER: Demi Moraitou

ASSOCIATE TRAINER: Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 4 (Online)

The Art of Change through the Eyes of Gestalt

Organizations are required to develop and survive in a constantly changing environment, and their principal means of survival is their ability to adapt to these changes.

This process, the transition from the current situation to a new one, is not always easy, as there are various obstacles along the way, one of which is resistance to change. According to Gestalt theory, by experiencing who we are, recognizing patterns and understanding the field, the process of change can begin. The uniqueness of the Gestalt approach is that it supports and strengthens the organization and the people in it through phenomenological observation, awareness and the meaning-making process. The aim of this workshop is to explore ways to enhance organizational awareness through references to theory and case studies, as well as through the use of role play.

DATES: Saturday, March 18^th, 2023                                           TIME: 12:00-20:00

              Sunday, March 19^th, 2023                                             TIME: 12:00-20:00

TRAINER: Myrto Fragkatou

ASSOCIATE TRAINER: Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 5 (Online)

• Addressing Challenging Issues in Organizations

(Conflict, Abuse, Family Business)

Issues such as abuse of power, conflict, bullying, harassment (as well as the intense dynamics that arise in of family businesses) often exist in organizations. Invariably, we avoid them or try to solve them "vertically". In this workshop we explore and flesh out, theoretically and experientially, ways to find resolution in these situations, thereby contributing to a functional and healthy life within the organization.

 DATES: Saturday, April 22^nd, 2023                                TIME: 12:00-20:00

               Sunday, April 23^rd, 2023                                  TIME: 12:00-20:00

TRAINER: George Stamatis,

ASSOCIATE TRAINER: Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 6 (Residential)

• “Diagnosis” and Constructive Intervention in the Organization

In this workshop we will deal with how, under the Gestalt lens, we proceed with a "diagnosis" of the Organization. That is, how we "explore" the Organization through experience, contact and awareness of the situation, context, structure and the existing process of the Organization. We will work on specific cases (case studies), but also on experiences we all have had in the Organizations we have worked with or collaborated with. Finally, we will deal with issues related to roles, patterns and culture in healthy but also in "dysfunctional" organizational environments, as well as the interventions that can be made, which result in the healthy and creative adjustment of the organization.

DATES: Thursday, May 18^th, 2023                                  TIME: 15:00-20:00

              Friday, May 19^th, 2023                                       TIME: 10:00-20:00

TRAINERS: George Stamatis, Demi Moraitou

ASSOCIATE TRAINER: Deirdre Foley

WORKSHOP 7 (Residential)

• Working with Case Studies

In this workshop we will focus on specific case studies that the trainees will present from their professional life. So, together, we can observe things both from the client's point of view and how the Gestalt coach can provide support.

TRAINERS : George Stamatis, Demi Moraitou

ASSOCIATE TRAINER : Deirdre Foley

DATES: Saturday, May 20^th, 2023                                   TIME: 10:00-20:00

              Sunday, May 21^st, 2023                          TIME: 10:00-15:00

NOTE: Those interested in further utilizing this particular cycle of workshops (in terms of connecting Gestalt practice and theory) are recommended to undergo (optionally) 10 hours of individual supervision with the trainers of this specific cycle. The cost of individual supervision is €65 per hour and upon completion of all 10 hours the Gestalt Foundation will issue the relevant verification certificate.

E. Trainers on this cycle of workshops:

George Stamatis is an OD Consultant, Coach and Trainer, and Gestalt Practitioner in Organizations (G.P.O.). He has studied Law (B.A.), Marketing (H.S.D.) and Adult Education (M.Ed.) and has graduated from the Gestalt in Organizations Advanced Level Program at the Gestalt Foundation, Greece. He has held high level managerial positions in Greek and multinational corporations in the fields of Marketing, Sales and Communication (1976-2002). As an OD trainer and consultant, he has worked internationally with more than 350 enterprises and has taught 40.000 business executives. He was also a lecturer at the Athens University of Economics and Business, for both undergraduate and post graduate courses (2003-2009), as well in M.B.A. courses at the University of N. York in Prague and Tirana (2009-2015). He works as a Gestalt in Organizations coach and trainer (2009-) and is the coordinator of the Gestalt Coaching in Business & Organizations Cycle of Workshops at the Gestalt Foundation in Greece (2015-). He is the author of 16 books, including “Integrated Strategic Communication”, “Total Business Success” and “the Art of Change. Gestalt: a different approach for Organizations” with F. Meulmeester and I. Rizou.

Demi Moraitou has a BA in Communication, Advertising and Marketing (CAM).  She has a Master’s degree in Adult Education and is a certified Adult Trainer in Greece and Cyprus. She has extensive experience as a Business Communications & Management Consultant for a great many companies and organizations. As an experienced Gestalt in Organizations Practitioner (G.P.O.), she delivers seminars for business executives in both the Greek and English language, having taught in more than 10 countries and with more than 20.000 managers.

 Myrto Fragkatou is a psychologist (BSc Psychology/MSc Organizational Psychology). She is an accredited Gestalt Psychotherapist and a Gestalt OD Practitioner in Organizations (G.P.O.). She also has an MSc in Human Resources Management from the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has over 15 years’ experience working in the field of Human Resources Management.

Deirdre Foley has a BA (Hons) in Social Sciences and an MA Creative Writing (Distinction). She has worked in education welfare for the (former) ILEA (Inner London Education Authority). In a freelance capacity, she worked for over 20 years as an education counselor and advisor in Greece and is fluent in the Greek language. She is an accredited Gestalt psychotherapist with the EAP (European Association for Psychotherapy), EAGT (European Association for Gestalt Therapy), UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) & ICP (Irish Council for Psychotherapy). She sits on the Board of Directors for IAAGT (International Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy) and has served on the IAAGT Executive Council.  She is also a HRSR (Human Rights & Social Responsibility) Committee member at IAAGT and is involved in EAGT Human Rights & Social Responsibility initiatives. She has a UK based private psychotherapy and counselling practice, working online and in person with adults and groups from a diverse and multi-cultural background.

• This is a hybrid training course made up of online (72 hours) and in person contact (28 hours). Workshops 1-5 will take place online, via the Gestalt Foundation’s secure Zoom platform. Workshops 6 & 7 will take place in May 2023 at the Valis Spa & Conference Center in Volos, Greece (http://valishotel.gr/) as part of Gestalt Foundation’s annual 4-day Residential Training Program.

• The Cycle of Workshops on Gestalt in Business and Organizations will be delivered in English.

• The times shown reflect EET time zone (CET+1)

• A certificate of attendance will be issued only if all the workshops have been attended.

• The cost of the program is €1,700. This includes:

The Cycle of Workshops on Gestalt in Business and Organizations (100 hours)

Three (3) nights’ Bed & Breakfast at the Valis Hotel (single occupancy)

Two (2) snack breaks and two (2) coffee breaks

Two (2) Buffet lunches

One (1) Buffet evening meal

Buffet Gala Dinner (Saturday evening)

NOTE: The number of places on this Cycle of Workshops is limited, so those interested in participating are advised to apply as soon as possible by completing the attached form link:   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf61xQhJsd7CFM1DBCwaNBGzBHdsvrsqERJlhQyd0-yh_pORA/viewform

and submitting a brief updated CV. An online interview is necessary.

To secure a place on the course, a non-refundable deposit of 30% is required by November 15^th, 2022. The remaining amount can be paid in instalments as per the agreement between the participant and the Gestalt Foundation, with the final payment being made before the residential phase of the course.

For any further information, please contact:

Gestalt Foundation – Athens Monday- Friday 10:00 – 18:00

39, Sisini street, 115 28 Athens.

Τel: 210 72 54 010  e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.