Gestalt Coaching Training
Open up a whole new world of possibilities for your coachees by going beyond traditional coaching.
Join me on this experiential journey!
Train with me
I offer comprehensive, practical programmes that will deepen and expand your coaching skills, with tangible impact on your coachees and your own personal development.
I’ve got a Certificate in Coaching from the University of Cambridge, have an Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Gestalt Coaching taught by Gestalt leading expert John Leary-Joyce (and support him on his excellent Foundational Gestalt course run through the AoEC), and have a 24-year career exploring every corner of Human Resources—
But what really matters is what I’ve learned along the way: how to powerfully show up for my coachees, hold space for real transformation, and help others do the same.
For Coaches
About Gestalt Coaching Practice Labs for Coaches
Coaching beyond tools: Take your coaching practice to the next level!
To learn a transformative approach that integrates your intuition, creativity, and presence into the coaching process.
Coaches of all levels of experience are welcome!
This is your chance to go beyond traditional coaching, and witness the impact you can have on your coachees and your own personal development as a coach by exploring and practicing Gestalt coaching skills, incl. “use of self”. Whether you are new to Gestalt or looking for a refresher, these practice labs are for you!
♥ Learn how to get very deep quickly with your coachee.
♥ Find ways to get unstuck when you (or your coachee) are feeling stuck.
♥ Learn how to use your thoughts, feelings, and sensations to deepen the coach-client relationship in a short period of time.
♥ Balance personal expression and professional boundaries to create meaningful impact and lasting change.
♥ Unlock new insights, deeper awareness, and achieve impactful results for your clients.
This experiential & non-traditional style of coaching gives you the skills to boldly—and safely—show up as your true self for your coachees.
NB: This is NOT a Gestalt training course per se, but an opportunity to explore and practice Gestalt coaching principles and way of being. If you are looking for a training course, I highly recommend John Leary-Joyce’s trainings. And if in doubt, reach out!
Current practice labs sessions are listed below.
Schedule a call or send me an email, and we can explore whether this programme is the right fit for your goals.
10 Practice Lab sessions. Up to 20 hours of practice.
Each 2-hour Lab session focuses on a different aspect of Gestalt and use of self.
Each Lab dives into a specific Gestalt theme, which will act as the spring board for exploration, experimentation, and practice.
In each lab, you’ll be immersed in Gestalt Coaching principles through demos, personal experimentation, small-group practice (with feedback), and facilitated discussions. We also work with real-time topics, questions, or “Gestalt” that arise in the room.
Overall learning outcomes:
- A deeper understanding of what it means to be a coach (beyond just doing coaching), through practice and exploration of “use of self” with a Gestalt coaching lens.
- Hands-on experience with each Gestalt skill and way of being across each of the 10 lab sessions, helping you apply what you learn and real coaching contexts.
- A sense of community through shared learning and exchange with fellow participants.
My goal is to make each lab session as experiential as possible, so that you may, if you wish, apply those skills with your own clients, and witness the difference it makes for them and your own personal development as a coach.
A certificate of attendance will be provided after each lab session, which you can submit for AC Continuous Professional Development (CPD) or Resource Development CCE purposes.
I am a proud member of the Association for Coaching (AC) CPD Scheme.
As such, you will receive a certificate confirming your participation and the number of hours completed, which you can submit to the AC as proof for Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
You may also submit it as proof for Resource Development Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units (for e.g. ICF).
Cancellation by participant
Participants may cancel their booking and have fees paid returned. Participants seeking to cancel their booking, should email me their request.
The amount of fees returned shall depend on when notice of cancellation is received.
Cancellations received:
- more than 60 days in advance of the start of the session—no fees retained
- 30 to 60 days in advance of the start of the session—25% fees retained
- 15 to 29 days in advance of the start of the session—50% fees retained
- 14 to 0 days in advance of the start of the session—100% fees retained
Inability to attend a pre-booked and paid for session due to unforeseen circumstances constitutes cancellation and the above conditions will apply.
Exceptions, as well as complimentary rebookings on alternative programmes in the case of a missed lab session, will be handled on an individual basis at the discretion of the Coach.
Cancellation by service provider (Coach)
In the event of unforseen circumstances (such as illness, accident, bereavement, etc.), or in case a lab session does not meet the minimum number of 4 participants, the Coach reserves the right to cancel lab sessions, including at short notice.
The Coach will try her best to inform the participants as soon as such circumstances are known, and will do her utmost to re-book participants on an alternative session. Should this not be possible, or should the participant prefer to be fully reimbursed, 100% of the fees received for the respective lab will be reimbursed.
Can’t afford my rates?
My intention is to make coaching accessible to anyone who needs it, regardless of financial situation, while keeping it sustainable for me. As such, if you are in financial difficulty or earn a modest income, please email me to explore alternatives.
Upon mutual agreement, and subject to my own availability, these alternatives may include:
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Sliding scale pricing for those with modest incomes, so we find something that feels fair and keeps both our hearts open.
- An individualised payment plan.
- A creative exchange or “barter” arrangement, if appropriate.
Money shouldn’t be a barrier for someone to receive quality coaching. So, if my rates feel out of reach, but you would like to work with me, reach out!
I want you to get real value from your group coaching experience.
If you feel the programme isn’t what you expected based on the description (and you let me know by the end of the first lab session), I’ll be happy to explore a discretionary refund with you if you are unhappy with your experience. This may be a full or partial refund, depending on the situation.
Practice Labs
10 practice labs to choose from
Online // each lab is 2 hours
📌 Check booking form for dates
📌11.00 – 13.00 CET
Group Size: Runs with 4-9 participants
Investment: CHF 99.-* per person, per lab
*All prices listed above apply to clients paying out-of-pocket. Clients sponsored by their company pay regular market rates: CHF 150.-*
Book all 10 labs in advance, and receive Lab 10 for free!
You pay CHF 891.- instead of CHF 999.-.
Are you an organisation interested to run these labs as a bespoke programme for your internal organisational coaches? Let’s chat!
Are you an academic institution looking to introduce Gestalt coaching to your coaches-in-training? Let’s chat!
10 Practice Lab sessions. Up to 20 hours of practice.
Start with Lab 1.
Lab 1 is a foundation lab session and a pre-requisite to attending any of the other lab modules.
♥ Lab 1: Awareness
Here are 9 more labs to choose from.
Labs 2-10 can be booked individually, depending on your interest and availability.
♥ Lab 2: Perceptual resonance
♥ Lab 3: Cognitive resonance
♥ Lab 4: Somatic resonance
♥ Lab 5: Exaggeration & Repetition
♥ Lab 6: Levels of intensity
♥ Lab 7: Projections & Creative experimentation
♥ Lab 8: Polarities (lab 7 as a pre-requisite)
♥ Lab 9: Empty chair (lab 7 as a pre-requisite)
♥ Lab 10: Bringing it all together! (labs 2-9 as pre-requisites)
For a short description of each lab, please check the “LAB DESCRIPTIONS” tab above.
A certificate of attendance will be provided after each lab session, which you can submit for AC Continuous Professional Development (CPD) or Resource Development CCE purposes.
What to expect from every lab
♥ You will experience, experiment, practice, and exchange around Gestalt Coaching principles and ways of being as a coach.
♥ They might include short inputs, demonstrations, personal experimentation, practice rounds in pairs or triads incl. feedback, and facilitated discussions.
♥ We meet for 2 hours each time, working with those topics, questions, or “Gestalt” that are present in the room.
Lab 1 – Awareness
This is a foundation lab session and a pre-requisite to attending any of the other lab modules. In this lab,
- we introduce the term “Gestalt” and some of its underpinnings, incl. the concepts of Figure, Ground, and Gestalt cycle;
- we explore 4 key principles of Gestalt, why awareness is so central to Gestalt, and the different dimensions of awareness;
- you experience awareness through a couple of exercises.
Each subsequent lab (2-9) will then explore a different dimension of awareness through the practice of a specific Gestalt skill.
Lab 2 – Perceptual resonance
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice perceptual resonance (i.e. sharing what you notice through your 5 senses), and how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 3 – Cognitive resonance
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice cognitive resonance (i.e. sharing what you think), and how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 4 – Somatic resonance
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice somatic resonance (i.e. sharing what you feel emotionally or physically), and how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 5 – Exaggeration & Repetition
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice the use of exaggeration (of gestures, posture, etc.) and repetition (of words, sounds, sentences, gestures, etc.) to expand the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 6 – Levels of intensity
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice the 4 levels of intensity when exploring the client’s story, and how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 7 – Projections & Creative experimentation
In this lab, we introduce the concept of projections and creative experimentation, and you experiment with and practice it with the help of objects and/or images, and how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisite: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness to book this session.
Lab 8 – Polarities
In this lab, you will experiment with and practice how you can use projections and experimentation to explore polarities and the range within a client’s dilemna. Purpose, as always, is to impactfully enhance the client’s awareness.
Pre-requisites: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness AND Lab 7 – Projections & Creative experimentation to book this session.
Lab 9 – Empty chair
In this lab, we introduce the concept of the empty chair, and you experiment with and practice how you can use it impactfully as a coach to enhance the client’s awareness, especially in situations of interpersonal conflict.
Pre-requisites: You must have attended Lab 1 – Awareness AND Lab 7 – Projections & Creative experimentation to book this session.
Lab 10 – Bringing it all together
This session brings all of your learning across all 9 labs together for a final 120 min. of pure practice.
Pre-requisite: Only participants who have attended all 9 labs may book this session.
NB: These Labs are NOT a Gestalt training course per se, but an opportunity to explore and practice Gestalt coaching principles and way of being. If you are looking for a training course, I highly recommend John Leary-Joyce’s trainings. And if in doubt, reach out!
Still have open questions?
I’m only an e-mail away! Or book a 30 min. free chat to make sure this is the right programme for you.
Save up to CHF203.-
♥ Book your spot by 01 February 2026,
and pay CHF 90.- per person, per lab (instead of CHF 99.-)
♥ Book all 10 Labs by 01 September 2025,
and receive Lab 10 for free and a 15% discount on Labs 1-9. You pay CHF 688.- (instead of CHF 891.-).
Get a free coaching session (valued at CHF 220.-)
♥ The first three people to book all 10 labs will also receive a complimentary 60 min. individual coaching session!
For Managers
About Gestalt Coaching Skills Training for Managers
Take your coaching & leadership skills to the next level! Join me on this experiential journey.
To powerfully lead in a genuine, creative, intuitive, ethical, and transparent way.
Whether you’re new to coaching, have experience already, or are familiar with Gestalt, these experiential trainings give you practical insights and techniques you can apply immediately to deepen your connection with your team & enhance your impact as a leader.
♥ Learn to use your thoughts, feelings, and sensations to deepen your relationships with your team
♥ Gain new insights and solutions for your people
♥ Learn how to balance personal expression and professional boundaries
If you’re tired of the “one-size-fits-all” approach to leadership, and want something more dynamic, authentic, and transformative, this is for you!
Current training modules are listed below.
Schedule a call or send me an email, and we can explore whether this programme is the right fit for your goals.
What makes this training different?
Many organisations ask their leaders to “be a coach,” but few programmes address the real tensions this creates.
I don’t believe managers can be true coaches—but those who master coaching skills become far more effective, trusted leaders with deeper team relationships.
The Gestalt approach focuses on the real power dynamics at play between managers and employees, while also building genuine, two-way relationships.
How is the training set up?
The sessions are hands-on to give you space to practice and master Gestalt coaching skills, with practical tools and reflection, no matter your experience level.
The training is offered in three modules:
- Coaching skill essentials: For those new to coaching to learn core coaching skills in a safe, supportive space.
- The power of “use of self” in coaching: For those with coaching experience to discover powerful ways to relate to their coachees and strengthen their impact through use of self.
- Navigating tensions in the manager–coach dual role: For participants to explore manager/subordinate power dynamics and how to find their own personal path forward.
Ready to take your leadership to the next level?
I bring over 24 years of experience in HR, coaching, and mentoring, including 7 years dedicated specifically to coaching, a Certificate in Coaching from the University of Cambridge, have an Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Gestalt Coaching taught by Gestalt leading expert John Leary-Joyce.
This training will give you the practical skills, confidence, and support to make a real difference in your organisation.
Please check below for a detailed description of upcoming training events and pricing.
Can’t afford my rates?
My intention is to make coaching accessible to anyone who needs it, regardless of financial situation, while keeping it sustainable for me. As such, if you are in financial difficulty or earn a modest income, please email me to explore alternatives.
Upon mutual agreement, and subject to my own availability, these alternatives may include:
- Sliding scale pricing for those with modest incomes, so we find something that feels fair and keeps both our hearts open.
- An individualised payment plan.
- A creative exchange or “barter” arrangement, if appropriate.
Money shouldn’t be a barrier for someone to receive quality coaching. So, if my rates feel out of reach, but would like to work with me, reach out!
I want you to get real value from your group coaching experience.
If you feel the training isn’t what you expected based on the description (and you let me know by the end of the first training session), I’ll be happy to explore a discretionary refund with you if you are unhappy with your experience. This may be a full or partial refund, depending on the situation.
Module 1: Coaching skill essentials
Online // 1 half-day workshop
08.30 – 12.30 CET
Group size: Runs with 4-9 participants
Investment: CHF 399.- per person
Book all 3 modules in advance to get a 15% discount (not cumulable with other special offers or discounts)
Coming soon
To learn core coaching skills in a safe, supportive space.
Wondering what coaching is, and what it means to use coaching skills as a manager?
Looking for a safe space where you can practice your coaching skills and get feedback? Look no more!
This experiential workshop will provide you with coaching foundations you can immediately put to practice in your workplace (and private life).
Have any questions? Want to join my waiting list?
Module 2: The power of “use of self” in coaching
Online // 1 half-day workshop
08.30 – 12.30 CET
Group size: Runs with 4-9 participants
Investment: CHF 399.- per person
Book all 3 modules in advance to get a 15% discount (not cumulable with other special offers or discounts)
Coming soon
To discover powerful ways to relate to your coachees and strengthen their impact through use of self.
“Use of self” is an invitation to truly show-up in the coaching relationship. As a leader, it gives you the opportunity to deepen your relationship and trust with your employees / coachees in a way no “traditional” coaching skills can.
Using a structured approach, we explore what use of self could look like and give your plenty of time for practice and feedback.
PS: If you have had prior coaching training, you may book this session without having attended Module 1. If in doubt, please reach out.
Have any questions? Want to join my waiting list?
Module 3: Navigating tensions in the manager–coach dual role
Online // 1 half-day workshop
08.30 – 12.30 CET
Group size: Runs with 4-9 participants
Investment: CHF 399.- per person
Book all 3 modules in advance to get a 15% discount (not cumulable with other special offers or discounts)
Coming soon
To explore manager/subordinate power dynamics and how to find your own personal path forward.
Many organisations are encouraging their leaders and people managers to act as coaches for their team members, and to attend coaching training programmes. However, few of these programmes tackle the inherent tensions and polarities that arise for leaders who try to “be a coach”.
This experiential workshop will give you the opportunity to reflect on the power dynamic inherent to most manager/subordinate relationships, and how to find your own personal path to managing the ensuing tensions.
PS: If you have had prior coaching training, you may book this session without having attended Module 1. If in doubt, please reach out.
Have any questions? Want to join my waiting list?
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