Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia (GTIP) Faculty

	Faculty

Jackie Cohen, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.

"When I took my first class in Gestalt Therapy with Joyce Lewis at Bryn Mawr College, I knew I had come home. I had spent much of my childhood at the Cleveland Playhouse, acquiring a profound appreciation for authentic contact, for being in the moment, and for having no agenda about what should come next. I was amazed and excited to find that Gestalt Therapy shared these same precepts. Since then, I have enjoyed learning and teaching Gestalt theory and therapy to students and therapists. My current project, Relationship Theater, allows me to integrate my two passions, Gestalt Therapy and drama, in a form that provides an effective learning format as well as being personally satisfying."

Biography

Jackie Cohen graduated from the Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work in 1982 and has been in private practice, working with individuals, couples, and families, for the last 20 years. She is a graduate of the Gestalt Therapy Institute and completed the Gestalt International Study Center’s program in working with Intimate Systems applied to couples and families. Jackie also co-led Gestalt Therapy training groups for therapists for many years. She is a co-founder of Relationship Theater, a group of therapists who incorporate live drama into their workshops for therapists in order to deepen and enrich the learning experience.

Jackie Cohen, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.: 610 664-5805 or JackieC102@comcast.net

Cathy Gray, M.S.S., L.S.W.

Valerie Kellom, M.S.S., B.C.D

"Gestalt Therapy and the existential philosophy behind it, became and remain, a core of my identity. My spiritual beliefs and my dedication to human justice both sit on Gestalt ground as I engage others in therapy. My direct style and ability to articulate clinical issues and treatment strategies satisfy my students. My compassion and ability to connect with the human experience enrich my supervisory relationships. In private practice full time since 1980, my passion is healing damaged relationships: within an individual, between couples or when working with family systems."

Biography

Valerie L. Kellom, M.S.S., B.C.D is licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Trained in both Family Therapy and Gestalt Therapy in the mid '70's, Valerie is a clinician, supervisor and trainer in both theoretical orientations. She studied the Stone Center's Relational/Cultural Therapy; and was mentored by Sonia Nevis, Ph. D. She has contributed as faculty, to Jefferson's Medical College, Bryn Mawr's School of Social Work, and GTIP from its inception.

Valerie Kellom, M.S.S., B.C.D: 215 790-1770 or Vlkellom@gmail.com

Mark Magerman, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., B.C.D.

"At each moment we are in process of evolving from who we have been to who we are becoming. We often hold firmly to our past due to stories that we create about the future, causing us to compromise our personal, professional, and relational power.

I view Gestalt Therapy as a philosophy for living and a living philosophy. Whether engaged in relationships with individuals, families, groups, or organizations, it is a conscious and deliberate use of ourselves that invite opportunities for others to complete what is unfinished from the past and give way to their creative and meaningful selves."

Biography

Mark is a licensed/board certified clinical social worker. For over 25 years he has worked with individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations as a psychotherapist, educator, coach and consultant. He earned a B.A. in Human Services and an M.ED. in Education and Psychology from Antioch College, an M.S.S. in Clinical Social Work from Bryn Mawr College and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Behavior from International University. He practices in New Hope and Newtown, PA

Mark Magerman, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., B.C.D.: 215 860-9876 or Mark@gestaltworks.net

Ginny McIntosh, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., B.C.D.

"When I did my graduate studies at the Penn functional School of Social Work, I was trained in the “here and now,” “growth through pain,” human justice and acceptance of the individual as she or he is within her or his context. After my journeys far away from this through systems family therapy, psychodrama, object relations psychotherapy, and self-psychology, imagine my surprise to discover how closely Gestalt Theory fits my graduate training — now I’m back at home to stay within the Gestalt Therapy theory, philosophy and community when I graduated from GTIP in 1988. It has validated my identity as a clinical social worker and enlivened my sense of self; personally and professionally ever since. It has never failed me nor my need to grow and I also notice that is true in my work with people as well, whether it be in therapy, teaching or supervision. I feel honored to be part of the Gestalt community and excited by the teaching, clinical work, and witness to other people’s growth."

Biography

Ginny McIntosh, LCSW, BCD has worked in protective services, ten years in mental hospitals and twenty-five in private practice with individuals, couples and supervision. She has taught at St. Joseph’s University, Widener University and for many years at Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She has also co-led Gestalt Therapy training groups for therapists for several years. She is a past-president of the PA Society for Clinical Social Work, treasurer of the Clinical Social Work Federation and current Chair of the PA Clinical Social Work Guild.

Ginny McIntosh, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., B.C.D.: 215 844-1995 or gmacapple@earthlink.net

Cindy Orns, M.S.S.

Bobbi Titus, M.S.S., L.C.S.W.

Jo Wentling, Ed.D, M.S.S., B.C.D, L.C.S.W.


	Directors and Principal Faculty Mary Lou Schack, Ph.D Philip Lichtenberg, Ph.D. David S. Henrich, L.C.S.W., B.C.D. Joyce E. Lewis, L.C.S.W., Co-Founder, Deceased Faculty Adjunct Faculty