Presence and Mastery in Use of Self:
Being an Agent of Awareness and Choice
June 18–20, 2015 in Istanbul
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Are you aware of your distinctive presence?
Are you satisfied with the impact you have?
Can you be bold when you need to be?
Can you access both intimacy and agency when needed?
Can you respond in the right moment, where possibility exists?
A core belief of the Gestalt approach is that a self-aware and compelling presence is a critical
practitioner success variable that goes beyond the scope of specific tools. A compelling
presence is a competitive advantage for coaches, consultants, and leaders. Although defining
presence is challenging because of its uniqueness across individuals, it is a decisive factor in
attracting clients and inspiring others.
This highly experiential 3-day workshop is designed to address key aspects of your presence
and your intentional use of self in the service of effectiveness, creativity, and satisfaction.
Assessing and developing one’s own presence requires the context of others. We learn about
the impact of our presence only by learning what we evoke or provoke in others. Thus the
creation of a safe environment, with a rigorous demand for courage and trust, is an essential
component of the workshop.
The workshop uses the power of groups as a vehicle for exploring presence and use of self
across levels of system: individuals, dyads, the group itself, and the larger institutional context of
the group. Group configurations provide the practice opportunities that are accompanied by
varied and intense feedback regarding participants’ leadership styles and skills. Participants will
work with their impact as a group leader and with follow-up development strategies to increase
personal mastery of and satisfying use of self for effective leadership.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is open to coaches, consultants, trainers, HR specialists, leaders, and graduates
of any coach training program that has introduced the applicant to the concept of “presence.”
Come ready to:
 Increase your awareness and your capacity to act choicefully in the moment
 Strengthen your capacity to influence and inspire others with your presence
 Develop greater self-trust in your ability to skillfully intervene
 Learn practices that strengthen your interventions across system levels
Dates
June 18–20, 2015
Location
BÜMED (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Mezunlar Derneği), Istanbul, Turkey
Fees
Early Bird Discount
Full Registration
$1,400 USD + VAT by May 15, 2015
$1,600 USD + VAT
For more information and to register, contact:
Zeynep Evgin Eryilmaz (532) 684 11 88 email [email protected] / [email protected]
WORKSHOP LEADER
Dorothy E. Siminovitch, PhD, MCC is founder and principal
of Gestalt Coaching Works, LLC, a Master Certified Coach, a
certified somatics coach, and an international coach, consultant,
and group facilitator. She is founder, co-owner, faculty, and
Director of Training for the Gestalt Coaching Program in Istanbul
and the Gestalt Coaching Program in Toronto, both ICF-ACTP
coach training programs. She is also co‐founder of the Gestalt
Center for Coaching, which delivers ICF-accredited coach
training workshops and extended programs internationally.
Dorothy is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University’s
prestigious Department of Organizational Behavior. She
envisioned the application of Gestalt theory in the service of
coaching in 1995, and has been delivering Gestalt coach training since 1996. The Gestalt Coaching
Program in Istanbul was her second Gestalt‐based coach training program to garner ICF-ACTP
certification. Her third ICF-ACTP coach training program, the Gestalt Coaching Program in Toronto,
launched in 2015. Dorothy honed her rich teaching, coaching, and consulting skills while serving in
leadership and teaching roles at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and through her affiliation with
other Gestalt centers and thought-leaders. She provides world‐class training in and transformative
human development through Gestalt-based coaching and holistic approaches, leading to
outstanding results for individuals, groups, and organizations. Her specialties are coaching for
signature presence, leadership presence and peak performance, overcoming derailment, and
working with high performance groups and teams. She presents additional training and development
opportunities at the International Coach Federation conferences and by invitation worldwide. She is
currently evolving Gestalt-based practice though the Awareness IQTM project.
ASSISTING FACULTY
Zeynep Evgin Eryılmaz, MA, CAGS, PCC is a Professional Certified
(PCC) executive and team coach who specializes in creative leadership. As
the founder of the coaching and consulting firm Inspiro, Zeynep works with
executives, teams, and organizations in the areas of leadership,
communication, conflict, change management, creativity, and innovation.
After earning her BA in Psychology from Boğaziçi University and her MA in
Communication Management from the University of Southern California,
Zeynep worked in the creative departments of major international
advertising agencies as a writer and creative team leader for 10 years.
Zeynep is deeply rooted in Gestalt practice, with extensive Gestalt training
in Cleveland, Cape Cod, Israel, and Istanbul. She is among the faculty of the ICF-ACTP Gestalt
Coaching Program in Istanbul. Zeynep is trained in Expressive Arts Therapy, Existential
Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy, Organization and Relationship Systems, Deep Democracy,
and Appreciative Inquiry. She holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in
Expressive Arts from the European Graduate School, Switzerland. She is faculty of Alain de Botton’s
The School of Life, Istanbul (at Bilgi University) and a certified Deep Democracy instructor.