The main elements of the course are practice-oriented, training-type training modules, which take place 7-8 times a year. Most training modules take place in person in Budapest, 1 module per year is planned to be digital / virtual.
The training sessions are 2.5 days (Thursday 4pm – 9pm, Friday 9am – 6.30pm, Saturday 9am – 4.30pm), of which one session in the first two years is a leaderless group. The training modules will be complemented by a number of other elements to ensure further learning, practice and adequate preparation:

• Writing a self-reflective essay after each training 
• Completion of a final paper at the end of the year
• Small group meetings between training modules
• Approximately 1000 pages of English literature per year
• 100 hours of mandatory experiential Gestalt therapy with an accredited therapist
• Real life practice as student therapist with clients from year 3
• Group supervision in year 3-4 to support the therapeutic work of the practitioner

• BA/MA diploma
• English language skills – the course takes place in English
• Prior self-awareness experience – individual, couple or group format is also acceptable. 
• Work experience in a relevant field would be an advantage. Relevant areas include: helping professions, health/social work, education/training and human resource management experience, management consultancy. 
• In addition to the above, all applicants will attend an interview. The purpose of the interview is to assess the participant’s qualifications, aptitude, self-reflection and to identify any disqualifying factors. Interviews are usually held in June, depending on the number of applications.

• People working in the helping professions who wish to get familiar with Gestalt perspective.
• Coaches or prospective coaches who wish to gain a broader knowledge and deeper self-knowledge than they have acquired through learning and practising business coaching.
• Practicing therapists who want to expand their own toolbox.
• Professionals who want to apply Gestalt therapy methodology.

• international embeddedness – we work in strong professional cooperation with the Norwegian Institute and with guest teachers, our graduates are eligible for the European (EAGT) Gestalt therapist qualification, we teach from international literature
• benefit from a training concept that has been streamlined and continuously developed over decades of experience
• practice-led training – we consider experiential learning as the most important form of learning, with an emphasis on self-reflection
• we also provide a solid theoretical and literature base to support your therapeutic practice
• our teachers and supervisors are all active practitioners with many years of experience
• we offer diversity – both in the composition of the group and the professional staff, and in the variety of learning formats

There are no professional prerequisites, no prior qualifications are required.

The advertised programme is training by announcement.

Upon completion of the programme, a certificate can be requested, which only certifies the completion of the programme and does not certify professional qualifications or competences. The certificate does not give access to employment or to any other activity.

Registration number of Budapest Gestalt Institute Ltd. for adult education: B/2020/000085