“I founded New Gestalt Voices when I was studying gestalt therapy. Within my training I felt that something was missing. I arranged the space for something new to emerge and invited the people who experienced the same needs at that moment.”John

“When I first met John and the other leaders of NGV, it felt like a breath of fresh air, driven by inspiration and some kind of craziness, or as gestalt folks say ‘othernesses’. I was excited to be a part of this new initiative and I’m very happy to now be taking the lead. We have fun together exploring ourselves and the others.” Lena

Other people have been involved at different stages of NGV’s journey. We particularly want to thank and acknowledge their contribution. Without which NGV wouldn’t have played the role it has.

JOHN GILLESPIE
Founder of New Gestalt Voices

I founded New Gestalt Voices whilst training. I currently live in the Western Isles where I practice a mix of in-persona and online psychotherapy and run therapeutic groups, assisted and sometimes frustrated by my dog Audrey. For further details please see https://www.johngillespietherapy.love

Qualifications:
MA Gestalt Psychotherapy/Diploma in Counselling from the Albany Centre.

LENA GRIGORIEVA
Director of New Gestalt Voices

I’m a certified Gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer, manager of international training programs, author and trainer of the specialized training program Sexual Diversity and Gender Identity: Gestalt Approach.

I’m an active participant in policy making in the gestalt community: a member of the Regional Development Committee at IAAGT and a member of Social Responsibility Committee at EAGT. Originally I come from Belarus, where I was one of 4 owners of gestalt institute for over 10 years. I currently live in Poland.

I’ve been an experienced organizer of gestalt and other socially meaningful events for 15 years. I have a broad experience of advocacy work in global healthcare. I have run a number of projects aimed at providing psycho-social support to people living with HIV, injecting drug-users, imprisoned and released.

Currently I am focusing on the issues of migrants and particularly gestalt practitioners, I lead a hub in support of Russian-understanding gestalt practitioners Gestalt Maverick. 

Qualifications:
MeD in Psychology, Foreign Languages. Lena has completed gestalt education at Italian Gestalt Institute, previously to that she has completed a number of gestalt training programs in theory of self, psychopathology, sexology, trauma therapy and work with crisis, work with family and children, work with organizations, others. Certified gestalt-practitioner, supervisor. Certified existential therapist.