Membership & community

Membership of GPTI

Joining GPTI places you within a professional body dedicated to gestalt psychotherapy: accreditation, a public directory listing, member resources, and a community of practitioners.

Explore levels & fees

Why join

What membership gives you

Accreditation that carries weight

GPTI membership signals rigorous gestalt training and continuing professional standards, recognised across the profession.

A listing clients actually find

Your profile in the searchable therapist directory, with you in control of exactly which contact details are public.

Resources for your practice

Handbooks, guidelines and materials for your membership level, in one place in the member portal.

A professional community

Conferences, events and connection with gestalt psychotherapists across the UK, at every stage of practice.

Levels and fees

Choose the level that fits your practice

Friend Member

£57.75per year

For supporters of GPTI and the gestalt community.

No application fee.

Apply as a Friend Member

Trainee Member

£115.50per year

For those in accredited gestalt training.

No application fee.

Trainee membership comes through your training institute. Ask them for the joining link.

Accredited Member

£170.10per year

For qualified gestalt psychotherapists accredited by GPTI.

Application fee £80, paid by bank transfer when you apply. Membership fees can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually.

Apply as an Accredited Member

Supervising Member

For existing members

£201.60per year

For accredited members who also supervise.

Open to established Accredited Members who meet the criteria in the members' handbook. Application fee £100. Existing members apply from the member portal; if you are unsure where you stand, ask the administrator.

Ask about Supervising Member

Teaching and Supervising Member

For existing members

£231per year

For accredited members who train and supervise.

Open to established Accredited Members who meet the criteria in the members' handbook. Application fee £120. Existing members apply from the member portal; if you are unsure where you stand, ask the administrator.

Ask about Teaching and Supervising Member

Honorary Member

Awarded

No fee

Honorary membership granted by GPTI. Fee exempt.

Conferred by the Executive Committee in recognition of service to GPTI and to gestalt psychotherapy. It is not applied for.

Ready to apply?

The application takes around twenty minutes: tell us about you and your training, upload your supporting documents, and pay the application fee where one applies. Membership fees are only due once your application is approved, and can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually.

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