Humanity = Empathy

My goal when I enrolled in the training was to learn more about gestalt therapy and realise my dream to work as a psychotherapist. At the end of my training I can wholeheartedly say I achieved this and so much more. Personally, I have greater self awareness of "who I am" and "how I am" in relationship: in short I feel more empowered. The ripple on effects of this awareness in my life have been countless. Professionally, I am part of a diverse and vibrant community of people who are committed to navigate the complexity of relationships with a wider view to contribute to a better world. The facilitators are skilled psychotherapists and educators and the experiential training they offered provided me with a deeper embodied learning opportunity. I highly recommend the experience

I graduated from TRIA in 2017 and it was the best studying experience of my life. The course was so much more that a lot of the textbook learning courses that are readily available, TRIA gave me the hands-on skills to become a therapist that other courses had not and truly set me up for the career I now have. It also provided me with the opportunity to create support and friendship networks in a profession that can often be very solitary. I absolutely recommend TRIA to anyone looking to study counselling and also learn more about themselves or for honing existing counselling skills through a relational lens.

My time at TRIA was one of evolving learning and growing. I have developed a high level skillset and deepening awareness around being in relationship with not only others, but with myself. I have no doubt that this journey has made me a better person and established me to start my journey as a psychotherapist in the field of relational gestalt. I am so grateful for the relationship that I developed with my peers and with faculty, for all of the opportunities that were presented to me along the way and to have the support and capacity for a new level of bravery; in order to lean into the messiness and come out a brighter and better human.

The TRIA experience has shaped me - both as a therapist and a human being - in ways that I'm deeply grateful for. The immersive and experiential focus of the course allows for the kind of rich learning and growth that purely academic courses aren't capable of delivering. The training, the experience and the friendships and connections that I left with are priceless to me.

Proudly I have graduated as a Gestalt psychotherapist from TRIA in 2020. Firstly I've completed the one year of foundational Gestalt training and straight after the two years of advanced Gestalt training. The transformation of my “self” both personally and professionally (as clinical psychotherapist and organisational consultant) actually goes beyond words. However, I could say, I HAVE BECOME SO MUCH MORE OF ME, AND LIVE MY LIFE EXTENSIVELY MORE FULFILLING. This highly relational institute proves that sustainable and integrated learning happens only in a high psychological safety environment with incredible relational support both by their highly skilful faculty and your peers. The Relational Institute is concerned with walking the walk (experiential learning) of the Gestalt approach. Simultaneously they link an adequate amount of academic requirements so that they adhere to a very high professional standard as a psychotherapist eligible for PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia) registration. I thank The Relational Institute Australia for existing. I have only warm and deep felt recommendations for the institute.