María Ferrara
Gestalt Counsellor
Non-judgemental support and practical skills-development to face life challenges. Facilitation of each person's unique journey to do what they are. Please note that counsel/advice is not part of a Gestalt approach.
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About me
ENGLISH - My passionate curiosity about human nature and how humans do this thing called life is at the root of my three careers (Gestalt facilitator, physical actress, yoga teacher), which complement each other. I was raised between Spanish and English languages and cultures and have lived in different countries. I am used to change and to starting from scratch. I know the feeling of not fitting in and the recurrent process of losing, finding, trusting and loving my own path. I am convinced that every person feels most at peace, personally and socially, when the life they create with their choices is a reflection of what makes them thrive. The people that choose to work with me are often breaking away from expectations to attend to their own needs or making non-normative choices for their lives.
ESPAÑOL - Mi curiosidad por la naturaleza humana y por cómo los humanos hacemos esto que llamamos vida es una pasión. Esta pasión es la raíz de mis tres profesiones (facilitadora Gestalt, actríz de teatro físico y profesora de yoga), que se complementan de manera. He crecido entre dos lenguas y culturas -española e inglesa- y he vivido en diferentes países. Estoy habituada al cambio y a comenzar desde cero. Conozo el sentimiento de no encajar y el proceso continuo de perder y encontrar mi camino, confiar en él y amarlo. Estoy convencida de que todas las personas se sienten más en paz, personal y socialmente, cuando la vida que crean con sus elecciones es un reflejo de aquello que les hace vibrar. Las personas con las que trabajo a menudo están dejando atrás las expectativas para atender a sus necesidades o están haciendo elecciones no normativas para sus vidas.
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Location:
Media Gallery
Approach
The sessions are a private, confidential and safe space in which you can receive support and nurture your development at your own pace. I foster what is wanting to grow and develop in you and I do NOT use a predesigned blueprint that you have to follow. I frame the work with a Gestalt therapy approach, using active listening and mirroring so that you can broaden your perspective of the situation and of yourself. I support your potential to assume the responsibility and the freedom of living your life. I use different methods depending on your needs and what works better for you: *Body-centred methods to connect the physical, emotional and mental planes. *Improvisation practices to train being in the now and letting go of past conditioning and future expectations. *Yoga and meditation techniques to foster your capactiy to sustain complicated emotions and listen to yourself.
I see any person that undertakes a personal development process as someone who wants to learn more about themselves and live a life that serves them. I have great respect for this courage and dedication and I frame the work as a horizontal collaboration between two human beings with different roles.
Experience
*Since 2009 One-to-one personal development sessions. *2025 "Selbstliebe" - VHS Workshop *2023-2024 "Redeangst mit Performance-Methoden begegnen" - VHS Kurs *2011-2012 Personal development for underprivileged adolescents. Voluntary work within the state-school context in Spain. *2005-2013 Workshops for groups (The Educational Value of Humour, Emotional Education, Playing for Wellness) with different organizations, including Ongoing Education Programmes for teachers in the Spanish State Education System.
Education
2012 - Gestalt Therapy Specialization - Group Processes - Madrid. 2008 - Gestalt Therapy - EMGT - Madrid. 2023 - Meditation and Mindfulness - Madrid. 2007 - Yoga Teacher Training - Advanced - Madrid. 2004 - Yoga Teacher Training - Basic - Madrid. 1999 - Acting - Estudio Juan Carlos Corazza, Madrid. Since 1992 - ongoing courses in dance, clowning, voice, somatics, improvisation, laughter therapy.
Services
Intro Call
Individual Session
Insurances
