Edinburgh Gestalt Institute (EGI)

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Address:
Flat 3
51 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH1 2DJ
United Kingdom
Phone:
+44-0131-2283841
Year formed:
1998

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About us

Edinburgh Gestalt Institute is a training organisation committed to developing Gestalt education in a variety of contexts. As well as training in Gestalt therapy, we offer personal and professional development, organisational consultancy, supervision and group therapy.

Gestalt is a German word meaning both ?the whole? (as being more than the sum of its parts), and ?the pattern?. The Gestalt approach draws on both these meanings, seeing people as inextricable parts of their environments, both affecting and affected by those they live around. Philosophical and biological concepts of how people function in the world are woven into this dynamic and innovative approach to human development.

We believe that all people have a natural tendency towards health, towards satisfying relationships with others and with their environment. However, old patterns of behaviour and fixed ideas can form blocks to health, communication and contact with others. We aim to increase awareness of such patterns in order to support energy, liveliness and contact, and to facilitate movement towards health, in both individuals and organisations.

Why study with us

The Institute staff are registered practitioners trained in Gestalt psychotherapy and are involved in Gestalt educational work both in the UK and abroad.

We have a strong commitment to learning as a lifelong process and to providing a safe but stimulating environment for ongoing personal and professional development.