Participants:

The post-graduate training is open to 20 people. The group is for psychotherapists and trainees in psychotherapy in therapeutic modalities recognized by the European Association for Psychotherapy. We welcome also drama therapists and art therapists (or trainees) with complex training in which has been included self-experiential process.

The training program is grounded in the theory of the Gestalt therapy approach and focuses on training and enhancing participants' skills in integrating drama therapeutical and theatrical tools into their therapeutical work with groups and individuals. We will explore the potentialities of drama and theatrical tools within the Gestalt therapeutic framework.

Diego Miguel Marín Romera, B.A.

Background in Psychotherapy:

Diego is a practicing Gestalt psychotherapist working with individual clients and also with groups on Gestalt Theatre in several Spanish cities. Diego already facilitated workshops for therapists, educators, and youth workers on Gestalt Theatre in several European countries and is a director of Gestalt theatre school in Murcia. He has complex training in Gestalt Therapy, long term training on Gestalt Theatre Therapy and made several SAT modules on Enneagram of Claudio Naranjo. Besides that Diego specialises in experiential learning and non formal education on European level in Erasmus+ programmes. For more than 15 years he has been working with groups of various kinds: youth and social workers, teachers, trainers, groups of adolescents, prisoners, etc.

Background in Theatre:

Diego got his background in social theatre in Spain, with the help of Yoshi Oida (actor and companion of Peter Brook ("The essence of the actor"), David Martinez (Theatre of the Oppressed), Anton Valen (The Way of the Clown) and Allan Owens (Pretext Drama). 

Veronika Nýdrlová, Ph.D.

Background in Psychotherapy:

Veronika is a psychotherapist in private practice where she works mainly with families. She has been through a complex training in integrative psychotherapy and currently she is finishing the training in family therapy and psychosomatic disorders. For eleven years she has worked in therapeutical community for drug addicted people with mental disorders where she had been also working with drama and theatre. Veronika is assistant professor at Department of Social Education at the Faculty of Education at Masaryk University in Brno. There she mainly teaches experiential education courses and applied drama. Together with Tomáš they facilitate groups on Gestalt Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic.  

Background in Theatre:

In 2010 Veronika became the first pioneer of Playback Theatre in the Czech Republic. Since then, she has gone through several international trainings and has been teaching and performing Playback Theatre and took part in number of projects using Theatre of the Oppressed.

Tomáš Andrášik, Ph.D.

Background in Psychotherapy:

Tomáš is gestalt psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals and groups. He runs groups on Gestalt Theatre in the Czech Republic and trains Gestalt Theatre internationally. He has complex training in integrative Gestalt psychotherapy in Czechia, advanced international training in Gestalt therapy at Instituto di Gestalt H.C.C. in Italy, and is a member of the European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT). Besides this is Tomáš an assistant professor at the Department of Social Education, Masaryk University Brno where he teaches applied drama. He is also active in research community as an author of several articles on therapeutic use of drama and improv theatre.

Background in Theatre:

For twelve years Tomáš has been part of semi-professional improv theatre groups both as an actor and trainer. In these years, he went through many international workshops on theatrical and applied improvisation. During his studies, he also received training in Playback Theatre and Process Drama. 

Accommodation during the training:
As the venue is a little bit on the edge of civilization, the whole group will stay in the venue that offers accommodation and food for a reasonable price (250-300 EUR per module for accommodation and a full board, changes due to inflation need to be considered).