EXPLORE UPCOMING PROGRAMMESGestalt Coaching Program 2026–27  ·  December 2026 — June 2027
GESTALT CENTER FOR COACHING / ISTANBUL & INTERNATIONAL

Awareness opens
the space for
change.

Learn to meet people, complexity and change with presence. We teach Gestalt-based coaching through lived experience, careful inquiry and conscious choice.

ICF-accredited Level 2 learningInternational faculty
Gestalt coaching experiential learning circle
AWARENESS · CHOICE · ACTION
OUR PRACTICENotice what is. Discover what is possible.
THE WAY WE WORK

Change begins with
awareness of what is.

Rather than rushing to prescribe answers, Gestalt coaching creates conditions for seeing clearly, making contact, and choosing deliberately. It is practical, deeply human, and immediately relevant to leaders, coaches, teams and organizations.

Explore the Gestalt approach
01

Awareness

Seeing ourselves and the field more clearly.

02

Action

Making intentional contact with what matters.

03

Learning

Discovering through experience and reflection.

04

Change

Expanding choices that can become real.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

A practice you learn
by living it.

Development experiences for coaches, leaders and professionals who want to work more effectively with individuals, teams and systems.

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ICF-accredited Level 2 education

The Gestalt Coaching Program™

A six-month experiential journey beyond tools and techniques: presence, awareness, embodiment and intentional use of self, with mentoring and guided practice.

2026–2027 · Level 2Learn more
Working with groups & teams

Gestalt Groupworks

An in-person Gestalt learning experience for coaches, facilitators, consultants and leaders: working with group dynamics, stages of development, system levels and purposeful intervention.

Istanbul · Mar–Apr 2027Learn more
Advanced Gestalt Coaching Practitioner Program

Path of Mastery

An advanced hybrid journey for Gestalt Coaching Program graduates—four workshops, individual mentoring, Use of Self groups and two GCP observation opportunities.

2026–2027 · GCP graduatesLearn more
NOW ENROLLING

The next Gestalt Coaching Program

Four immersive sessions from December 2026 to June 2027—including one in person—plus eight self-paced videos, faculty mentoring, practice coaching and feedback. The program is taught in English.

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15–19 December 2026Online
02
16–19 February 2027Online
03
22–26 March 2027In person · Istanbul
04
21–24 June 2027Online
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRACTICE

Learning in the presence
of others.

A close-knit international faculty, committed to rigorous practice, personal inquiry and experienced guidance.

Meet the faculty
Dorothy E. Siminovitch

Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC

Co-Founder, Director of Training & Center Co-Leader

Pioneer of Gestalt Coaching, author of A Gestalt Coaching Primer and originator of Awareness Intelligence.

Dost Can Deniz

Dost Can Deniz, MBA, MCC

Co-Founder & Center Co-Leader

Turkey and Southeast Europe’s first ICF Master Certified Coach; founder of MareFidelis and author of Cesur Sorular.

Gila Şeritçioğlu

Gila Şeritçioğlu, MA, CAGS, MCC

Co-Founder & Center Co-Leader

Gestalt and somatic coach, expressive arts therapist and co-author of JOYBeing, with over three decades of experience.

Coaching faculty

Zeynep Evgin, MCC
Belkıs Kazmirci, MCC
Cahide Akkuzu, MCC
Elif Suner, MCC
Burcu Basan, MCC
Şahigan Gurbet, PCC
Miriam McCallum, MCC
BOOKS

Books by
Center Leaders

A Gestalt Coaching Primer book cover

Dorothy E. Siminovitch

A Gestalt Coaching Primer

The Path Toward Awareness Intelligence

2nd Edition

A practical guide to bringing Gestalt concepts into coaching. Dorothy explores awareness intelligence, presence and the intentional use of self to support learning and change.

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Cesur Sorular book cover

Dost Can Deniz

Cesur Sorular

An invitation to find your own answers through 101 questions. Dost encourages readers to look closely at their lives, question familiar assumptions and discover new possibilities.

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JOYBeing book cover

Gila Ancel Şeritçioğlu & Ann Van Eron

JOYBeing

Practices for bringing more joy, meaning and connection into everyday life. Gila and Ann explore ways of working with mindset, energy and wellbeing to nurture vitality.

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THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

An invitation to learn with your whole self.

Our programs are designed to connect theory, experience, practice and reflection—so learning becomes part of how you work and relate.

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The deepest learning is not simply acquiring another technique. It is discovering new possibilities in how you meet yourself and others.
A principle of experiential Gestalt learning
FROM OUR ARCHIVE

Reflections on
awareness and practice.

Articles, newsletters and conversations on Gestalt, leadership and learning.

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Values & reflectionArticle · EN

Well Done, Son!

In the magnificent Atlas Shrugged (1957) by Ayn Rand, a question is posed: “If and when you die, you are to be welcomed by all the great people who lived before you and made strong impacts on the…

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