BAY AREA GESTALT INSTITUTE

BAY AREA GESTALT INSTITUTE (BAGI) Is a non-profit psychotherapy and training collective in the Bay Area of California. BAGI is a unique and diverse community of psychotherapists and associates, rooted in a lineage of Gestalt teachers and practitioners, committed to living the values we teach. Our mission is to promote healing, aliveness and authenticity in our communities and society at large by teaching and providing Gestalt Psychotherapy. Our mission is to train and support extraordinary therapists through their process toward licensure. A select number of qualified AMFTs are selected to join our ranks after completing years of intensive study of Gestalt psychotherapy, including at least one year of experience as an associate. Our work takes shape through: * Offering quality psychotherapy to the San Francisco Bay Area community and greater California communities through telehealth. * Facilitating personal growth and professional development for psychotherapy interns through Gestalt trainings and supervision. * Providing Gestalt education to the professional community and to the community at large. * Modeling a collective, non-hierarchical example of community interaction and decision-making that honors differences and nurtures aliveness in relationship to self, other, and the world. Our therapists are trained to work with a variety of topics including: Anxiety and Depression * Grief and Loss * LGBTQQI Concerns * Body Image * Shame * Existential Inquiry * Post Traumatic Stress Disorder * Disordered Eating * Substance Abuse / Addiction * Vocational Direction * Relationship Distress * Marital Counseling While our therapists represent a broad range of theoretical orientations, the foundation of our work is gestalt psychotherapy. We offer diverse trainings, process groups, supervision, and practice-building support to our associates, as well as the opportunity to be a part of a thriving and connected community of gestalt therapists.