Administrative Office
Valente Orozco, LCSW
Administrative Director
723 E. Locust #120
Fresno, CA 93720 USA
(001) (800) 550-0617 ex.2
Additional Training Location
Felicia Carroll, LMFT
Program Director
540 Alisal Rd. Ste. 1
Solvang, CA 93463 USA
(001) (805) 693-9160
"Knowing What To Do, Why You Are Doing It, & How To Do It Most Effectively."
Train With US
Develop a specialization in Gestalt therapy with children and adolescents.
What others have said about WCI Online Workshops
"Everything was above and beyond my expectations, especially considering it was through Zoom."
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"Zoom format worked surprisingly well for this experiential workshop!"
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"I wish I had come across this approach and the application to play therapy much sooner!"
What others have said about WCI workshops
"This was the best training program I have ever attended!"
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"This training was more than I expected!"
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"Fun!"
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"Variety of Modalities, Engaging Presenters, Humor, and Liveliness."
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"Learning Play Therapy Techniques, Why How and What makes them Gestalt. Knowing why we use them."
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Develop a specialization in child and adolescent psychotherapy
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We offer unique accredited trainings, consultation, and certification for how to be effective with children, adolescents, their families and communities. Emphasis in WCI workshops and trainings is the Gestalt perspective and approach developed by Violet Oaklander, Ph.D. Current neuroscience, neurobiology, and understandings regarding child and adolescent development provide an in-depth contemporary view in all programs.
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Earn CE credits: CAMFT, APT
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Small group interactive learning experiences.
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Theory-based instruction.
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Use creative modalities to grow your skills.
The Oaklander Approach: A Unifying Therapeutic Approach
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The West Coast Institute for Gestalt Therapy with Children LLC was founded to further the therapeutic approach with children and adolescents as initially developed by Violet Oaklander, Ph.D. The work of many other leading therapists and research in child development is integrated into the teachings at WCI that encompass the depth and breadth of Gestalt Therapy with children and adolescents. Small group learning experiences are combined with time for recreation and enjoying the beautiful West Coast of California and the Santa Ynez Valley.
The programs of the West Coast Institute are designed to support the use of creative and playful therapeutic interventions that foster the rightful path toward integration of each client regardless of age. Although the focus is on individual psychotherapy of children and adolescents, programs provide learning experiences which develop appropriate parenting, family life of all compositions, and school and community advocacy for healthful growth and development of all its members. All teaching adheres to legal, ethical and professional standards.
Felicia Carroll, M.Ed., MA
Founder & Program Director
Felicia Carroll, Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist (MFC23315) and Registered Play Therapist –Supervisor, is also a California Association of Marriage, Family Therapists Certified Supervisor, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, and a Certified Gestalt Therapist by the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Los Angeles (1995).
Felicia teaches at Gestalt institutes and Play Therapy training programs globally. Her travels have taken her to Germany, Greece, Morocco, Brazil, Singapore, Czech Republic, Mexico, Hong Kong, South Korea, Slovakia, Poland, and Romania as well as being keynote speaker at Play Therapy Conferences. Please contact Felicia if you would like to invite her to present in your program.
Publications
International Gestalt Journal
Felicia Carroll is guest editor for a special issue of the International Gestalt Journal. This issue is a testament to the global reach of Gestalt therapy with children and adolescents.
"One of our best issues ever."
- Joe Wysong, Publisher
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To order your copy of this special issue of the International Gestalt Journal, go to the Gestalt Journal Press.
PLAY THERAPY IN ASIA (2017)
Angela F.Y. Siu and Alicia K. L. Pon, Editors
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First book on the practice of Play Therapy in various countries throughout Asia. Chapters written by Sock Kuan Lee in Singapore and Rana Hong in S. Korea represent their work through West Coast Institute. Felicia Carroll was honored to be invited to write the Foreword to this landmark book and major contribution to the field of psychotherapy with children and adolescents. Published by The Chinese University Press.
