Training

For August 2026, January 2027, May/June 2027 start dates, applications are accepted on a rolling basis from students in masters level clinical programs.

The Gestalt Center (TGC) works closely with university internship coordinators. Please check with your school administration to confirm TGC’s standing as an approved site.  New inquiries from prospective students or program staff are welcome.  TGC welcomes applications from United States CACREP accredited clinical counseling programs, including Denver University, Colorado Christian University, Regis University, Northern Colorado University, Colorado State University, CU-Denver, Adams State University, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Walden University, Capella University, Sofia University, CIIS, and Cumberland University.

The Gestalt Center’s internship program began in 2024 and prepares 8 interns each year for success as an independent practice psychotherapist. We are located at 6610 Gunpark Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 Suite 202 and we offer an annual internship.

The Gestalt Center is a Medicaid provider.  All interns are required to serve Medicaid clients, and expected to produce timely records (intake interviews, diagnoses, treatment plans, mental status exams, session notes, termination statements) using a cloud based system (TherapyNotes).

TGC is committed to non-discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, age, gender preference, immigration status, or religion.

TGC has always offered psychotherapy to the Spanish speaking community and Spanish speakers are highly encourage to apply early.

TGC facilitates various modalities of treatment for children, teens, adults, and couples, and families, and offers latitude for qualified practitioners. See Bosch, Ingeborg, “Past Reality Integration”.

The Gestalt Center provides training opportunities for students who are enrolled in a Masters program or PhD program in clinical psychology. The training program is designed to help interns increase their clinical competence as psychotherapists in a community setting. Trainees engage in a variety of professional activities typical of a community counseling environment. These activities include:

• Conducting intakes and assessments.
• Providing individual, couple and/or child psychotherapy. Strong interest in couple therapy is expected.
• Co-facilitating online psych-education groups.
• Attending and participating in organization in-service trainings.
• Case presentations and peer consultations.
• Preparation and participation in clinical supervision with licensed staff members.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Enrollment in a masters or PhD level program.
• Approval from the program to seek internship.
• Willingness to make a 12-month, 15-hours per week commitment. Interns start in two groups, early summer and late summer.  Please consider your start preference.

Please submit:
• A letter of intent with a description of your interest in The Gestalt Center.
• Documentation from your program delineating the requirements of a placement.
• A current CV or resume. Significant time gaps (over 6 months) without work or education should be explained.
• Three reference letters, including one from a person who has direct knowledge of your counseling skills, and one from a person that has supervised you in a work environment. Applications that do not include a reference from a supervisor will not be considered. We see letters of recommendation that have identical and near-identical sentences, or identical themes in identical order.  If you are asked to write your own letter, please find a different reference.
• An unofficial transcript.
• A copy of a graded APA academic paper with professor’s comments.  Must have APA style literature references.  No “reflection papers” please. Only one paper please.

For more information contact:
Dan Baur, info@thegestaltcenter.com