Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute

Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute "The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is committed to providing training to persons in the field of Gestalt psychotherapy."

Gestalt therapy is an humanistic/experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes personal responsibility., awareness and potential. Gestalt therapy places great emphasis upon the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall experience of life. Gestalt Therapy addresses personal growth and development as well as patterns of difficulty and unease.

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Presents: They are different from me: What experience do I create? A Gestalt E...
09/12/2026

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Presents: They are different from me: What experience do I create?
A Gestalt Exploration into Relationships
This in person workshop is designed to explore individual differences and similarities between peoples and how we create our responses to them. Participants will explore our own prejudices and acceptances, become more aware of their own thoughts, feelings, experiences and differences, and how their reactions impact their professional and professional lives.
Facilitated by Nicholas Emmanuel, MA, NCMHC, and Ernest McCoy, Ed.S, MSW, LCSW.

What: In person Training . Where: KARE 465 Boyd Ave Waynesville, NC 28786
Date and Time: September 26 2026 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Cost: $250.00 including 6.5 contact hours Continuing Education credit through NBCC.
To Register: http:www.agti.org/workshops Deadline to register and for payment is Wednesday, September 23, 2026 5:00 pm

The AGTI training program is eligible for up to 6.5 NBCC clock hours. The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors as an
Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6575. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute presents an In person Workshop: Pathos through the Eyes of a Clown with Mario ...
08/29/2026

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute presents an In person Workshop: Pathos through the Eyes of a Clown with Mario Lourenço, M.Ed., BFA, BA
Pathos in Greek means suffering. In gestalt therapy the suffering is not the story itself, but the felt experience that arises from those stories and shape our sense of belonging. Clowns think little but feel a lot. Their practice helps us to re-member and lean into our natural body intelligence. Clown teaches us to honor the unknown with a phenomenological naivete – a curiosity that is Gestalt in principle. From this openness, felt experience can be transposed into movement, sound, gesture, play – an embodied art of contact.

During this weekend’s experiential activities, we enter the play state to embody and play the emerging figures that bring new emotional awareness, help reconcile internal conflicts and restores the vitality of the relational field. Sometimes uncomfortable figures may arise – that contain Pathos or vulnerability - we may struggle to accept them. This is where the clown figure comes and says yes – inviting us to meet these figures with curiosity and play—welcoming us into our shared humanity.

When: September 19 & 20. 2026 10-5 Saturday and Sunday Where: 110 Boon Hall Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
Continuing Education 12 contact hours through NBCC Cost $360. All meals and any accommodations are on your own.
To Register: Workshops - Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Deadline to register is Wednesday, September 16, 2026 5 pm EDT
This workshop is eligible for up to 12 NBCC clock hours per year.

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6575. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program

08/24/2026

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute presents: a Virtual Workshop "Self Awareness Within a Conflictual Field Approach-
A Gestalt Dialogical Perspective"with Joe Acoury, MA and Nicholas Emmanuel, MA, LCMHC, LMFT. An Exploration of living in the moment while contacting organismic needs from the cradle to the grave. You will learn about the here and now, introjections and how that may apply in your own life -both professional and personal and implications for self-care.
Saturday September 12, 2026 Time 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM-USA (EDT); 1500 to 2230 Hours Lebanon Time (EET). Please determine time for your locale.
To register for workshop and make payment: http:www.agti/workshops.html Deadline for registration and payment Wednesday, September 9, 2026 5 pm EDT.
Cost: $150.00- USA, Individual cost considered for the specific country economy Any approved Continuing Education Credit is included in the cost.
Via Zoom platform. Meeting invitation with link furnished approximately 36-24 prior to meeting,
CE 6.5 contact hours through NBCC for US participants. Completion of quiz and course evaluation is required.
International participants CE—To Be Determined. More information as it becomes available.
To register for workshop: http://www/agti.org/workshops. html

05/22/2026

Hello Friends,
The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Invited you to join them as we explore "Awareness & Contact: Phenomenological Practice Across Mindfulness, Gestalt, and Improvisational Methods " Saturday, May 30, 2026 10:00 am-5:00 pm via Zoom in person 110 Boon Hall Warren Wilson College, Asheville, N C. This training examines awareness and contact as foundational processes in Gestalt therapy and related phenomenological traditions. Participants will engage in structured experiential exercises designed to increase therapist capacity for moment-to-moment awareness, sensitivity to the contact boundary, and responsiveness within the therapeutic field. Mindfulness-based noticing practices and improvisational exercises are presented as structured methods for developing clinical awareness and relational presence. Emphasis is placed on translating experiential learning into practical therapeutic interventions.
This training is educational in nature and is not group psychotherapy. The workshop will be facilitated by Jeff Thompson, MA, LCMHC.

Cost is $195.00 including 6 contact hours continuing education credit through NBCC.

To register: Workshops - Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute. Deadline to register is Wednesday, May 27, 2026 5:00 PM.


The AGTI training program is eligible for up to 3 NBCC clock hours per year. The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6575. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program

A flyer with information is attached. Please feel free to share, print and post with interested colleagues.

We look forward to having you join us on May 30th.

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is pleased to present "What IS: A Gestalt Seminar, facilitated by Nicholas Emm...
05/22/2026

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is pleased to present "What IS: A Gestalt Seminar, facilitated by Nicholas Emmaniel, MA LCMHC, and Ernest McCoy Ed.S, MSW, LCSW on June 12, 2026, 11:00 am -2:00 pm via the Zoom platform. The workshop is a process of learning to accept your now and that it is the only place you can live. Cost for the workshop is $150.00. 3 contact hours of continuing education credit is available through NBCC for an additional $25.00. Link to register and pay for workshop is:
http:www.agti.org/workshops.html

05/14/2026

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Hello Friends,The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Invited you to join them as we explore "Projected Similarities a...
10/11/2025

Hello Friends,
The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute Invited you to join them as we explore "Projected Similarities and Differences" Friday, October 17, 2025 10:00 am-1:00 pm via Zoom platform. Through a Gestalt lens, we offer an opportunity for participants to understand and accept their behaviors and/or question their behaviors as it pertains to the human race. In this workshop we will become aware of how we create likes and dislikes of self and others through our learned behaviors. We will also become more aware of our strengths and limitations as we interact with other humans, and how we might improve our therapeutic relationships. The workshop will be facilitated by Nicholas Emmanuel, MA, LCMHC, LMFT and Ernest McCoy,Ed.S, MSW, LCSW.

Cost is $135.00 including 3 contact hours continuing education credit through NBCC.

There is still time to register! To register: Workshops - Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute. Deadline to register is Wednesday, October 15, 2025 5;00 PM. Link for the meeting will be sent to register participants 24-36 hours prior to the workshop.

A flyer with information is pictured.

We look forward to having you join us on October 17th.

Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6575. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute would invites you to join them as we explore "Acceptance of Self and Others. ...
04/14/2025

The Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute would invites you to join them as we explore "Acceptance of Self and Others. Friday, April 25, 2025 11:00 am-1:30 pm via Zoom platform. Facilitators for this workshop are Nicholas Emmanuel MA, NCMHC. LMFT and Ernest McCoy, Ed.S. MSW. Explore the details of one's discrimination of self and others We will explore the concepts of self and others and how awareness of behaviors contribute to acceptance and exclusion. We will learn how to foster the possibilities of connection with self and others and to accept the strengths and limitations of self and others.

Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.6575. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Appalachian Gestalt Therapy Institute is solely responsible or all aspects of the program.

Cost is $100 which includes 2.5 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit through NBCC.

To Register: http://www.agti.org/workshops.html Deadline is April 23, 2025 5 pm.

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