# Event Details - **Event Name**: Patterns of intimacy and distance - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm (+10:00) - **Event Description**: Understanding intimacy, distancing, and difference. Exploring issues impacting intimate partner relationships.About this EventKey detailsDate | Friday 18 September 2026Duration | 9.30 am–4.30 pmLocation | Elie, Gestalt Centre Training Campus, 27 Royal Parade Parkville, VIC 3052Fees | $350 (includes GST)Facilitators | Tony JacksonPACFA Endorsement | Category A (6 hours)About this workshopMany intimate relationships are shaped by the tension between closeness and autonomy. What begins as each partner’s private struggle often becomes a patterned dance of pursuit and withdrawal that can narrow responsiveness and leave couples feeling stuck.Clients bring longstanding ways of seeking connection (confluence) or protecting space (isolation), usually outside awareness. These dynamics emerge not only in narrative but in breath, posture, tone, and presence. For therapists, the task is to stay steady, curious, and able to gently open new possibilities.This workshop explores how intimacy–autonomy tensions show up in the therapy room and how to work with them in embodied and relational ways.Participants will:Recognise confluence and isolation as adaptive patterns rooted in developmental history.Track how connection–distance cycles unfold between partners and with the therapist.Attend to embodied and energetic cues that illuminate these dynamics.Support differentiation, awareness, and more flexible contact.Explore interventions that invite choice, curiosity, and authentic relational presence.About this seriesThis workshop is one of a series exploring intimacy, conflict, and change through the lens of relational gestalt therapy. Each workshop focuses on a core theme found in the rhythms of human connection—how we move toward, away from, and with each other in the ongoing dance of relationship.A certificate of completion is available upon request.What can you expect?These experiential workshops are designed for therapists, counsellors, and anyone interested in deepening their relational awareness.You’ll explore key gestalt principles—contact, awareness, dialogue, and creative adjustment—through direct practice and reflection.By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a richer appreciation of how intimacy, conflict, and change emerge in relationship, and how to meet them with curiosity and compassion.Is this for me?Ideal for counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, and students in helping professions who wish to:expand their relational skill setintegrate gestalt concepts into their workexplore their own relational patterns and growth edges.The workshops also welcome anyone curious about how gestalt practice can illuminate personal and professional relationships.About your facilitator https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8a430330-9edb-11f1-86dd-a9509dccaf4b-rimg-w1069-h740-dcf8e8e8-gmir.jpg About the Gestalt CentreThe Gestalt Centre is the heart of Melbourne’s Gestalt community. We offer a four-year psychotherapy training program through Gestalt Therapy Australia, staying true to the experiential roots of Gestalt while embracing cutting-edge developments in contemporary Gestalt thinking and practice worldwide.We also operate ConnectGround, a community-based counselling and psychotherapy clinic. ConnectGround serves as both a training facility for psychotherapists and a provider of low-cost individual and group therapy for clients. The clinic emphasises the therapeutic relationship between client and therapist as a key support for building awareness and adaptability. Psychotherapy interns and volunteers gain valuable hands-on experience, enhancing their skills and professionalism through client work.Refund policyRefunds are available up to 7 days before the event.Please note:In the unlikely event that this workshop is cancelled or postponed, registration fees will be fully refunded. Please note that the organisers are not responsible for any travel, accommodation, or other costs incurred by participants. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/parkville/patterns-of-intimacy-and-distance/100001987281301870 - **Event Categories**: workshops, parades - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 8 hours - Location: Elie - 27 Royal Parade Parkville (Gestalt Centre Training Campus) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 350, max: 350, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Parkville - **state**: VI - **country**: Australia - **location**: Elie - 27 Royal Parade Parkville (Gestalt Centre Training Campus) - **lat**: -37.796215 - **long**: 144.9575053 - **full address**: Elie - 27 Royal Parade Parkville (Gestalt Centre Training Campus), 27 Royal Parade, Parkville, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Patterns of intimacy and distance - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/b0fa5a81259fc4dc80eec5429c21c6ccabb1e8ded44c7ca29ce949296679a9f2-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1776134528 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Patterns of intimacy and distance being held? - **A:** Patterns of intimacy and distance takes place on Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Elie - 27 Royal Parade Parkville (Gestalt Centre Training Campus), 27 Royal Parade, Parkville, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Patterns of intimacy and distance? - **A:** Patterns of intimacy and distance is organized by Gestalt Therapy Australia. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Patterns of intimacy and distance is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Parkville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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