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Faculty

The academic collaboration between EAPTI-GPTIM and its partner Gestalt Institutes around Europe has grown over the years to become a major provider and guarantor of high-quality professional traineeship and supervised practice of Gestalt Psychotherapy. This could not come about without the commitment and passion of its team of lecturers under the directorship of Dr. Lidija Pecotić. 

Throughout EAPTI-GPTIM’s history, those who came to give training over the years, included leading figures in Gestalt Psychotherapy. We have had, amongst others, Joseph Zinker and Sandra Cardoso Zinker, leading figures of Gestalt Psychotherapy in the United States, Serge Ginger, founder of the Paris School of Gestalt and Helga Matzko from the United States with her programme in the application of Gestalt Therapy in the field of addiction. As the EAPTI-GPTIM began offering programmes specialising in clinical populations, working with children and adolescents, and in working with organisations, various other lecturers contributed their expertise and knowledge, including the late Ken Evans, Paul Barber, and Gilles Delisle. Since then, our higher education institution now has an abundant faculty of lecturers coming from various countries, from different modalities of psychotherapy, and from different areas of specialisation.

Main faculty at the EAPTI-GPTIM

Lidija Pecotić

Lidija Pecotić

Director and Founder of GPTIM

Lidija Pecotić is an international Gestalt trainer, supervisor, and therapist. She has a Masters's degree in Clinical Psychology (University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1986). She completed her Doctorate Studies in Clinical Psychology (University of Belgrade, Serbia, 1994).

Bertram Müller

Bertram Müller

Gestalt Psychotherapist

Bertram Müller works as a Gestalt psychotherapist in private practice in Düsseldorf and as Gestalt trainer and supervisor in Germany and in several European countries like: Malta; Serbia, Italy, Croatia, Netherland, Russia.

Joyce Sciberras

Joyce Sciberras

Gestalt Psychotherapist

Joyce Sciberras is a Gestalt psychotherapist presently working in private practice, as well as a supervisor and teacher at the Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute Malta. She trained as a social worker at the University of Malta, later obtained a post graduate Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy from GPTIM and was awarded a Master’s Degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy from Birmingham University.

Rose Galea

Rose Galea

(Responsible for the co-ordination and support for practice placements)

Gestalt Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist

Rose Galea started her career as a nurse, however she later continued studying and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology. She continued her studies in Psychology and obtained a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology.

Mikela Gonzi

Mikela Gonzi

(Responsible for the co-ordination and support for practice placements)

Gestalt Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist

Mikela Gonzi, D.Psych., is a warranted Gestalt Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist and registered Supervisor. Her areas of specialisation include working with children and adolescents, addiction, mental health, domestic violence, online therapy, group therapy, clinical assessment and supervision.

Emilija Stoimenova Canevska

Emilija Stoimenova Canevska

Gestalt Psychotherapist, Psychologist

Emilija Stoimenova Canevska is an established psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She is committed to continuously building and developing the Gestalt Training Institute Skopje to a high standard training center that has an ongoing growth of students and graduates in Gestalt psychotherapy while retaining an exceptional quality.

Audrey Agius

Audrey Agius

Gestalt Psychotherapist

Audrey Agius is a Gestalt Psychotherapist, Supervisor, Trainer, and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. Shegraduated with a B. Psy (Hons) Degree from the University of Malta, followed by a Master in Gestalt Psychotherapy at the Gestalt PsychotherapyTrainingInstitute of Malta.

Rose Falzon

Rose Falzon

Gestalt Psychotherapist

Rose Falzon is warranted as an Educator, Counsellor, and Gestalt Psychotherapist, and is a registered Supervisor. She has a Masters Degree in Counselling (University of Bristol), Masters Degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy (EAPTI-GPTIM), Doctorate in Education (University of Bristol) and Doctorate in Gestalt Psychotherapy (EAPTI-GPTIM). Areas of specialisation include qualitative research in the humanistic fields, clinical individual and group supervision, mentoring, couple work, group therapy, and individual therapy particularly with adults.

Visiting faculty at the EAPTI-GPTIM

Marguerita Spognuolo Lobb

Marguerita Spognuolo Lobb

Psychologist, Gestalt Psychotherapist

Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb is a psychologist, psychotherapist, international trainer. She is a founder and director, since 1979, of the Istituto di Gestalt HCC Italy (Siracusa, Palermo, Milan), the post-graduate psychotherapy training institute recognized by the Italian Minister for the Universities and Research and by the EAGT.

Gianni Francesetti

Gianni Francesetti

Psychologist, Gestalt Therapist and Psychiatrist

Gianni Francesetti is a Gestalt therapist, psychiatrist and international trainer. He is also the program coordinator of the two-year International Training Program on Gestalt Approach to Psychopathology and Contemporary Disturbances organized by the Istituto di Gestalt H.C.C. Italy.

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