Our People
Dinah is Director of Terrigal Gestalt Institute and co-founder and facilitator for the ‘Opening to Grace’ Gestalt Healing Retreats. She is an experienced Educator, Gestalt Therapist, and Gestalt Spiritual Director with many years experience in Counselling, Child & Family Health, Gestalt Therapy, Spiritual Direction, and Group Training.
TGI Director
Barry is co-founder and facilitator for the ‘Opening to Grace’ Gestalt healing Retreats. He has completed studies in Community Services/ Case Management / Theology / Gestalt Therapy, and has a particular passion to combine Gestalt therapy with spiritual practice.
Declan is a skilled Gestalt trainer and facilitator, and was on faculty at TGI for over six years. He has a particular interest in living a spiritual life and has been practicing mindfulness meditation from the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for the past 15 years. Declan is currently in private practice in Bondi, Sydney.
Johanna is a Gestalt Therapist and Social Worker and was a TGI facilitator for over six years. She is a Gestalt Therapist and Holistic psychotherapist for Individuals, Couples and Groups, She currently has a private practice in Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Phil has been a Gestalt Trainer since 1986 and was on TGI faculty for over five years. He currently works in private practice in Surry Hills, Sydney, and runs Gestalt Retreats with Rhonda Gibson-Long in northern NSW at Anahata Retreats.
Gestalt Therapists
Doug first trained as a relationship counsellor in 1970 – 1973 and undertook further training in Gestalt and Family Therapy.
Gaby has qualifications in Social Science and Gestalt Therapy and has also trained in Family Systems theory, Narrative therapy and Dialectical Behaviour therapy.
Marcus is a Social Worker and Clinical Supervisor working within Health, as well as in private practice on the Central Coast.
Lisa is a naturopath, counsellor, energetic healer and group facilitator with over 18 years’ experience working in the field of complementary medicine.
Leanna is a holistic health practitioner, specialising in transformational body work, massage, holistic counselling and group facilitation. Leanna uses a combination of modalities when working with her clients and her passion lies in her ability to connect people with their bodies.
Naomi is a Graduate from the Sydney Gestalt Institute 2010 and has over ten years of experience in case work in addition to numerous years of experience working with new parents.
