Formed initially as Gestalt Therapy Australia and having built an excellent reputation as a gestalt therapy training, the Gestalt Centre was formed later to create space for the ConnectGround clinic and Relational Skills to develop their own identities, programs, staff and leadership.

The Gestalt Centre has been located in Carlton North, Melbourne since 2019. In 2022 we expanded into an additional training campus in Parkville in 2022.  Both venues provide space for training, group work and many graduates locate their psychotherapy practice within these beautiful buildings. The Gestalt Centre is co-located with Lygon Therapy, a consulting space for a variety of mental health professionals.

The Gestalt Centre is staffed by more than 18 people, nearly all of whom are graduates of our program. They support the activity of the centre as faculty, facilitators, and clinicians.  Our team is highly experienced with a broad range of professional backgrounds and commitment to relational Gestalt practice.

Our people

Eugenia Yuan

Community & Partnerships Lead
B.Commerce, M.Social Work
Biography
Eugenia Yuan
B.Commerce, M.Social Work
Community & Partnerships Lead

Eugenia brings her diverse skills and experience in community building, business development, entrepreneurship, facilitation, consulting, and coaching to the Gestalt Centre. With a mixed background in commerce and social work, Eugenia has worked in multiple industries across business and not-for-profit sectors, and has developed her passion for empowering meaningful human connections through learning and practising gestalt.

Carol Norquay

Office Administrator – Digital Communications
Biography
Carol Norquay
Office Administrator – Digital Communications

With a background in editing and publishing, Carol ensures that the technical systems run smoothly at the Gestalt Centre. She also supports events and comms. Carol previously worked at a not-for-profit healthcare publisher, where she played a key role in product development and led several digital transformation projects. When she's not working at the Gestalt Centre, Carol enjoys tinkering with websites and going for long walks with her silly spaniel.

Katrina Coghlan

Client Services Co-ordinator
Biography
Katrina Coghlan
Client Services Co-ordinator

Katrina is responsible for organising all of the administrative activities that facilitate the smooth running of the school. She is the first point-of-contact for student enquiries.

Tony Jackson

Managing Director, Gestalt Centre
BTheol, BA (Psych), GradDipCouns, AdvDipGestaltTherapy, GradDip Supervision
Biography
Tony Jackson
BTheol, BA (Psych), GradDipCouns, AdvDipGestaltTherapy, GradDip Supervision
Managing Director, Gestalt Centre

Tony is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer.  He works with people to support resilience and wellbeing and helps them develop a sense of vitality and choice in their lives. He provides supervision for psychotherapists which assist them to deepen their own personal and professional capacities. Tony also provides training for individuals and groups that focuses on building responsiveness to individual and group needs in emergent situations.

Leanne O’Shea

Manager of Curriculum & Faculty
DPsych, BTheol., MSc, FellowMGANZ
Biography
Leanne O’Shea
DPsych, BTheol., MSc, FellowMGANZ
Manager of Curriculum & Faculty

Leanne O'Shea is a psychotherapist, supervisor and educator. She studied the Gestalt approach in Melbourne and London. In addition to her private practice work, she holds a number of teaching positions, including the Director of Training at Gestalt Therapy Australia. She is also an Associate with Relational Change in the UK. She is interested in creating greater awareness of and sensitivity to our relational responsibility and is particularly passionate about the place of sexuality and the erotic within the therapeutic relationship.

Belinda Gibson

Manager of Clinical Services / Manager of ConnectGround clinic

BPsych, Grad Dip (Psych), MPsych (Community), MAAPI
Biography
Belinda Gibson
BPsych, Grad Dip (Psych), MPsych (Community), MAAPI
Manager of Clinical Services / Manager of ConnectGround clinic


Belinda is a psychologist and Gestalt therapist working in private practice providing counselling to individuals and couples. Belinda works with individuals, couples and offers clinical supervision.  She completed her Gestalt Training with the Gestalt Institute of Western Australia and has also trained with the Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA).

​Belinda has worked in a number of settings that include forensic, tertiary, community, and the private sector.  Her therapeutic work with clients is influenced by her belief that with increased awareness, clients have the capacity to resolve difficulties, enhance their sense of wellbeing, increase their resilience and self-support, and experience fulfilling relationships.

Affiliations

Relational Change

Relational Change was founded in 2012 with the specific purpose to develop Relational theory and praxis in support of individuals, couples, teams, organisations and communities.

Gestalt Therapy Brisbane (GTB)

GTB offers a Masters of Gestalt Therapy. Graduates of Gestalt Therapy Australia can apply via the graduate entry program.

Gestalt Australia & New Zealand (GANZ)

The professional member association for the study and advancement of Gestalt theory, therapy, philosophy and practice in the region.

Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

The leading national peak body and professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia. Graduates of GTA may apply for membership.

We Al-li

Programs offered by We Al-li are informed by the stories of Aboriginal Australians and utilise traditional Indigenous healing work combined with a western trauma informed and trauma specific approach to individual, family and community recovery. We Al-Li and GTA partner to provide training and support to the faculty and wider community.

The Relational Institute Australia (TRIA)

Offers Relational Gestalt training in New South Wales.

Victorian Association of Gestalt Practitioners (VAGP)

Provides practitioners in Melbourne and Victoria with opportunities for connection, learning and reflection, and promotes Gestalt therapy in the wider community. VAGP provides professional development and social activities at Gestalt Centre training campuses in Parkville and Carlton North.