Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy is one of the leading post-graduate training programs in New York City.

We are committed to the teaching, practice, and continued development of Gestalt Therapy, through our training programs and low-fee clinic.

Gestalt Therapy emphasizes the here and now, and seeks to find the balance between accepting our creative adjustments to past circumstances, while also heightening our awareness of the fuller range of creative and spontaneous possibilities that are available to us in the present moment. It is a therapy that respects the integration of mind and body, so its focus is on the interplay between the cognitive and emotional aspects of the self.  It is also a relational therapy, predicated on the belief that when we meet in the present moment with fullness and openness, with genuine and unreserved acceptance, we create the ground from which all healing takes place.

The roots of Gestalt therapy are embedded in developmental, political, and social forces as they affect us and are affected by us. Gay & transgender rights, racial, ethnic, and religious equality, individual uniqueness, and restorative justice are all parts of this field, as are spiritual experience, intimacy, and more. We endeavor to integrate this fundamental appreciation of our common humanity into our training and into our work with our clients.

Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy is more than a training institute—it’s a transformative learning community for clinicians who seek depth, authenticity, and excellence in their therapeutic work.

Trainees and faculty at the Lifebridge retreat for Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy, smiling and standing together.

We are committed to inclusion, where difference is not just welcomed but integral to how we learn and grow. We value creativity as a clinical tool and a way of being, encouraging trainees to bring their full selves into the room. Rooted in relational practice and upheld by a rigorous curriculum, our program challenges clinicians to move beyond theory and into embodied presence. At GAP, we believe that becoming a great therapist requires more than knowledge — it requires personal transformation, relational courage, and the ongoing integration of mind, body, and field.

  • Students and faculty observe during a Clinical Fellowship Practicum.

    4-Year Clinical Fellowship Program — Get Advanced Gestalt Training

    Using a unique combination of lectures, live demonstrations, practicum, and working with clients through the Low-Fee Clinic, the Clinical Fellowship Program provides a theoretical framework which facilitates the integration and understanding of gestalt theory and experiential work. Our experienced faculty is devoted to teaching the fundamentals of Gestalt therapy theory with an emphasis on hands-on experiential learning.

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    4-Year Psychoanalytic Program — Become a Licensed Psychoanalyst

    Candidates with a Master’s Degree in any field may apply to our psychoanalytic program to become licensed to practice psychotherapy in NYS. Using Gestalt theory as its theoretical foundation, the program is experience-rich and features lectures, demonstrations, live practicum, and a supervised clinical internship. Participants complete our Clinical Fellowship program plus additional State-required courses in psychoanalysis and become qualified to sit for the New York State Psychoanalyst Licensing Exam.

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  • Participants in the Introductory Program

    1-Year Introductory Program

    Anyone with an interest in Gestalt therapy may apply to our 1-year program. Those clinicians who already have an active practice but want to add to their knowledge and skills will find our program challenging and exciting. Also, people from allied fields such as business consulting, coaching, public relations, body work and others can add to their professional skill set in our Introductory Program.

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Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy has been training therapists for over forty years and will work with you to find a therapist that meets your personal and financial requirements.

Patients will be offered low-fee therapy with the benefit of oversight by a diverse team of experienced faculty and supervisors, all committed to ensuring that clients receive the highest standard of care.

  • Reach out today to be matched with an available therapist.

  • Sessions are all under $65, even without insurance.

About Our Low-Fee Clinic

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Get the hours you need for New York State Continuing Education.

Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy offers workshops, courses, and seminars. GAP is an Approved Provider for NYS Continuing Education for:

  • Social Work

  • Psychoanalysts

  • Psychologists

  • Mental Health Counseling

  • Creative Arts Therapy

  • Marriage and Family Therapy

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Hear from our graduates

  • "When I started at GAP I intended to attend just one year, as I already had 20 years’ experience as a therapist. After a year of classes and experiencing the richness of the work at practicum, I sheepishly realized how little I knew. I committed to learning all I could from the incredible teachers at GAP and am so grateful for that choice. The program is challenging and so much of its beauty is in seeing your classmates transform alongside you. After finishing, I feel lighter, seen, and confident that I am a very good therapist."

    Jennifer Hastings

  • “GAP has pushed me beyond my limits in a warm, supportive, and compassionate environment. The instructors teach with passion, humor, and deep professional insight. I’ve learned not to solely rely on cognition but to understand the benefit of somatic and sensory awareness. I’ve felt validated in my questions, inspired by new ideas, and energized by the opportunities I’ve encountered. I’ve found incredible mentors and friends, and I’ve had the chance to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds.”

    Joe White

  • "When I first entered the GAP training program, I was a new mom transitioning out of a lifelong career as a dancer, looking for a creative home. What I found was a community of curious, supportive, and engaged learners. Today, in a way that I've never before experienced, I know that I am free to explore my most intimate questions about human relationships with the GAP faculty and students. If you’re thinking of joining GAP, know this: when you are ready, this community will journey alongside you on your imperfect, surprising, delightful path towards knowing yourself."

    Lindsay Walker Clark

  • "When I entered GAP, I had a basic theoretical foundation but lacked the confidence and skills to feel grounded as a therapist. What I found was a rigorous, supportive training that taught me how to truly listen—moment to moment—to my clients and myself. I learned to integrate my own experience into the work and developed a way of practicing that feels authentic and alive. GAP accelerated my growth in ways that would’ve taken a decade elsewhere. Today, I have a full private practice grounded in the clinical clarity and confidence I gained through this program. I draw on what I learned at GAP every single day."

    Rohan Francis

  • "The heart of training at GAP was its experiential depth. In practicums, faculty demos and workshops, we weren’t just learning theory—we were living it. Whether working as therapist or client, I witnessed moments of searing beauty and growth where gestalt principles of excitement, authenticity and contact came to life before my eyes. These were not abstractions, but lyrical, real-time awakenings that shaped my clinical intuition and continue to inspire my work too."

    Mireille Abelin