GestaltInternationalStudy Center

Boston + Cape Cod - since the 1970s

We teach practitioners to see what is actually happening in the room.

Fifty years of Gestalt practice, an ICF Level 2 accredited certification, and a method - the Cape Cod Model - that has been taught on five continents. Every programme below shows its dates, its hours and its price.

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50+

years of continuous practice

Founded by Sonia March Nevis and Edwin C. Nevis

Level 2

ICF accreditation

International Coaching Federation, accredited coach training programme

30

volumes of Gestalt Review

Our own peer-reviewed journal, in print for decades

18

seats per certification cohort

Enrolment is capped so faculty can work with every practitioner

The method

The Cape Cod Model

Most training tells you what is wrong and asks you to fix it. The Cape Cod Model starts from what is already working and builds competence from there - which is why it holds up under pressure, in a real room, with real people who did not ask to be changed.

Start from strength

Name what a person or a team already does well, out loud and specifically. Competence is the ground everything else stands on.

Work with what is present

Attend to what is actually happening between people now, not the account of it given afterwards. Presence is the intervention.

Practise, then reflect

Every programme alternates live practice with structured reflection, so the skill is in your hands by the end and not only in your notes.

The pathway

Four stages, and you can join at any of them

Twenty-five programmes is a catalogue, not a decision. This is the order they are meant to be taken in.

  1. 01

    Explore

    A free open house, a short online programme, or an introduction to the model. Low cost, low commitment, real teaching.

  2. 02

    Develop

    The Cape Cod Training Program - the full method, six sessions across a year, live-online.

  3. 03

    Certify

    The Competency Development Program for Coach Certification. ICF Level 2. In person, in Boston.

  4. 04

    Advance

    Advanced certification, practicum groups and professional development groups that carry on after the training ends.

Programmes

Every price, every date, in one view

Bring one into focus and the rest step back. Tuition, accreditation, contact hours, faculty and dated sessions - the whole decision, without opening a single other page.

Certify Coaches

Competency Development Program for Coach Certification

In person - Boston

$13,500

Save 15% on tuition when you apply by 31 July

ICF accredited, Level 2

Dates

  • Session 1 - December 2 to 6, 2026
  • Session 2 - February 24 to 28, 2027
  • Session 3 - June 2 to 6, 2027

Sessions meet

Wednesday to Sunday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern

Hours

125 minimum programme hours

Where

The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street, Boston

Faculty

  • Stuart N. Simon, LICSW, MCC
  • Jamie Morin, PhD, PCC
  • Allison Iantosca, PCC

Application fee

$250, applied to your tuition

Cohort

Enrolment limited to 18 practitioners

Full programme details How to apply

Develop Coaches, consultants, therapists

Cape Cod Training Program

Live-online

$6,750

GISC members 6,700. Special pricing for eligible mental health professionals

ICF certified, NASW-MA approved

Dates

  • Week One - October 28 to 30 and December 2 to 4, 2026, January 6 to 8, 2027
  • Week Two - April 7 to 9, May 12 to 14 and June 2 to 4, 2027

Sessions meet

Wednesday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Thursday and Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern

Hours

69 core competency CCE hours

Where

Live-online, Eastern time

Faculty

  • Carol Brockmon, MSW
  • Gaynor Sharp, BSc Hons

Application fee

$250, applied to your tuition

Full programme details How to apply

Certify Senior leaders

Mastering Executive Leadership

Hybrid - Boston

$11,500

Includes one-to-one leadership coaching

Dates

  • 2026 dates to be confirmed - join the interest list

Hours

Includes a required pre-programme orientation module

Where

The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street, Boston

Application fee

$250, applied to your tuition

Full programme details How to apply

Explore Leaders and individuals

Leading Self: Gestalt Foundations

Online blended learning

$750

GISC members 700

ICF approved - 9 core competency and 3 resource development hours

Dates

  • September 9 to October 7, 2026

Sessions meet

Self-paced modules plus small-group sessions and a 90-minute group follow-up

Hours

12 CE hours

Where

Online, with small-group video sessions

Faculty

  • Marianne Roy, MEd, MSc, PCC

Full programme details How to apply

Tuition and dates as published by GISC. Member rates and payment plans are available on most programmes.

Completing the CDPCC program was transformative, both professionally and personally. The program introduced and deepened my understanding of Gestalt principles and also helped my ability to support clients in creating meaningful and lasting change. The incredible support from my peers and mentor coaches helped me develop tools to approach coaching with greater presence, awareness, and authenticity.

Susie Fishleder, ACCGraduate, Competency Development Program

How to join

Four steps, and none of them are a mystery

Certification programmes are applied for, not bought. Here is the whole process, written down, so you know what you are agreeing to before you start.

  1. 1

    Come to an open house

    Free, live-online, 90 minutes with the faculty who teach the programme. Not a sales call - an actual workshop.

  2. 2

    Book a consultation

    45 minutes, one to one, to work out whether this is the right programme for where you are.

  3. 3

    Apply

    An application form and a 250 dollar fee, applied to your tuition. Massachusetts Express Grant funding may cover part of the cost.

  4. 4

    Confirm your seat

    Pre-payment discounts and payment plans are available. Cohorts are capped, so a confirmed seat is a real one.

Talk to a person

+1 508 349 7900

office@gisc.org

Office hours
Monday to Friday9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Saturday and SundayClosed
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Boston

The NonProfit Center, 89 South Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02111

Cape Cod

1035 Cemetery Road, PO Box 515, South Wellfleet, MA 02663

A nonprofit organization, founded by Dr. Sonia March Nevis and Dr. Edwin C. Nevis.