Join us Friday, February 28th 12-2PM
2 CEs Online Workshop
Gestalt Therapy: Organismic Process and Aliveness
Presented by Felicia Carroll, LMFT and RPT-S
FREE REGISTRATION & ATTENDANCE!
FREE CEs to SWRC Chapter Members
$20 CEs for Non-SWRC Members
*Get CEs and pay AFTER workshop
Felicia Carroll, M.Ed. MA is a licensed marriage family therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. She is in private practice in Solvang, California and the founder/co-director of the West Coast Institute for Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents, LLC. Felicia is a master’s graduate of the University of Oklahoma and University of California at Santa Barbara with credentials in educational psychology, child development, and counseling psychology. She was a classroom teacher for 12 years and on the staff at Esalen Institute/Gazebo School prior to becoming a therapist. She is a Certified Gestalt Therapist through the Gestalt Institute of Los Angeles.
Felicia has taught at Gestalt institutes in Europe, Latin America, and Asia in addition to offering training programs in the United States. Her international experience as a trainer has been in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Georgia, Poland, Morocco, Italy, Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea. She was a presenter for a series offered by the China Play Therapy Institute. She is often a guest lecturer at conferences on child psychotherapy and play therapy. She has published several chapters and articles about Gestalt therapy with children and on topics related to Gestalt theory and practice including serving as the guest editor for a special edition of the International Journal of Gestalt Therapy on Gestalt therapy with children and adolescents, which was published in fall 2010. Her (2019) article, Gestalt Play Therapy, was included in a special edition of the APT (Association for Play Therapy) Magazine. She was the invited author of the Foreword in Play Therapy in Asia (2019), Siu and Pon (Eds). In 2024, she was invited to contribute to four books on various issues in child therapy, including the Second Edition of Play Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice, Crenshaw, Stewart, and Ray (Eds.)
Program Description
Presentation Goal: The goal of this two-hour presentation is to interest and excite the participants to learn more about Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents.
Content Relevance: The content is relevant to all licensed clinicians who are interested in clinical work with children and adolescents.
Content Level: Introductory to those unfamiliar with Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents & Intermediate for those reviewing
Content Based on: Methodological and practice knowledge base
Measurable Learning Objectives
This presentation is designed to provide introductory information that will enable participants to:
- Discuss the Organismic Cycle of Experience
- Explain the nature of physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms
- Name the elements of the Therapy Process as initially developed by Violet Oaklander
- Describe the goal(s) of Gestalt Therapy
Presentation Schedule
12:00-12:15: Introduction and Interests
12:15-1:15 PowerPoint Presentation
1:15-1:30 Discussion/Questions
1:30-1:50 PowerPoint Presentation
1:50-2:00 Close
Presenter Contact Info & Qualifications
FELICIA CARROLL, LMFT AND RPT-S
540 Alisal Road, Ste. 1. Solvang, CA 93463
PH: 805-693-9160
Email: fcarroll@west.net
Website: www.westcoastinstitute.us
EDUCATION:
University of California, Santa Barbara, Master of Arts, 1985. Course work completed in Early Childhood Education, Counseling Psychology and Confluent Education.
Thesis: “The Aesthetic Perspective in Early Childhood Education.” Observational research at Esalen Institute developing a theoretical model for the educational approach for the Gazebo Preschool at Esalen.
University of Oklahoma, 1974. Master of Education, Educational Psychology.
Oklahoma City University, 1969. Completed graduate work for fifth year teaching credential in the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.
Oklahoma City University, 1968. Bachelor of Arts, Sociology/Psychology, cum laude.
CREDENTIALS:
Marriage and Family Therapist, California license LMFT 23315, 1987 to present.
Clinical Member of CAMFT, 1987 to present.
California Teaching Credential, 1983-1988
California Community College Instructor’s Lifetime Credential
Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor, Association for Play Therapy, 1993 to present.
Certified Gestalt Therapist, Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles, CA, 1997 to present.
Credential Supervisor, California Association of Marriage, and Family Therapy, 2006-2021
Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, 2011-present.
Medical Staff: Cottage Hospital Health Systems, 2009-present.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2005-present Founder,Trainer and Co-Director: West Coast Institute for Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents, LLC .
Website: www.westcoastinstitute.us
1987-present Private Practice, 540 Alisal Rd. Ste. 1 Solvang, California 93463
2002-2016 Adjunct Faculty, Pacifica Graduate Institute*
1991-2001 Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University* *Courses Taught: Psychotherapy with Children; Theories of Human Growth and Development; Intimate Systems
2005-present Founding Member of the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation.
