VAGP Registration now open!
Professional recognition for Gestalt practitioners
The VAGP Register recognises Gestalt therapists, supervisors and gestalt-informed practitioners who meet established professional standards.
Registration builds on VAGP membership and provides professional recognition, accountability and visibility within the gestalt community.
Why register?
- Professional recognition aligned with your training and experience
- Inclusion in VAGP’s public practitioner register (where applicable)
- Commitment to professional and ethical standards
- Opportunities for collaboration and referral
- Supporting our vibrant Gestalt community
Which category is right for me?
I am... | Registration category |
| A current Gestalt therapy student, or recent graduate working towards full registration | Provisional registration |
| A qualified Gestalt therapist in clinical practice | Clinical registration |
| An experienced Gestalt therapist who provides supervision | Supervisory registration |
| A practitioner who uses gestalt principles in another professional field | Associate registration |
What do I need to do to register?
How can I use my registration badge?
Practitioners listed on the VAGP Register are invited to display the appropriate VAGP Registration Badge on their website, email signature, or promotional materials.
The badge identifies the practitioner as a current member who is listed on the VAGP Register as a Registered Gestalt Therapist or Registered Gestalt Supervisor.
Badges may only be used while the practitioner’s registration is active. If registration lapses or is withdrawn, the badge must be removed from all materials.
Registration categories
Provisional registration
Suitable for those who do not yet meet the criteria for clinical registration, yet who wish to partake in some of the benefits of VAGP registration. This will include Australian-based students currently in the third or fourth year of VAGP-accredited gestalt therapy training program, as well as those who have finished their VAGP-accredited training yet are still working to meet the criteria for clinical registration.
What are the benefits?
- Access to all benefits of VAGP membership.
- Eligibility for professional and public liability insurance.
- Registrants and their clients are informed and protected by the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice and the Concerns, Grievances, and Complaints Policy.
What are the limitations?
- Not recognised as a “Registered Gestalt Therapist” or “Registered Gestalt Therapy Supervisor”.; and,
- Not listed on the “Find a Gestalt Therapist” or “Find a Gestalt Therapy Supervisor” pages of the VAGP website.
What are the application requirements?
- Evidence of current enrolment in third or fourth year of a VAGP-accredited training program and endorsement by the facilitators of this program; OR evidence of completion of a VAGP-accredited program.
What are my obligations?
- Adherence to the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
How much does it cost?
- Primary registration: $60
- Secondary registration: $20
Clinical registration
Suitable for those who have completed training in gestalt therapy and are currently active gestalt therapists capable of meeting annual membership obligations.
What are the benefits?
- Access to all benefits of VAGP membership.
- Recognition as a “Registered Gestalt Therapist”.
- Opportunity to be listed on the “Find a Gestalt Therapist” page of the VAGP website.
- Eligibility for professional and public liability insurance.
- Registrants and their clients are informed and protected by the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice and the Concerns, Grievances, and Complaints Policy.
What are the application requirements?
- Evidence of completion of a VAGP-accredited training program or equivalent.
- Evidence of current psychotherapy practice of at least 150 client hours per year.
What are my obligations?
- Adherence to the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
- 20 hours of relevant continued professional development.
- 150 hours of psychotherapy practice per year.
- 10 hours of personal supervision per year for 0–399 hours of client contact, and 15 hours of personal supervision per year for over 400 hours of client contact.
How much does it cost?
- Primary registration: $240
- Secondary registration: $80
Supervisory registration
Suitable for those who, in addition to meeting requirements and obligations for clinical registration, have been practicing for more than five years post-graduation, have completed VAGP-approved supervision training, and currently offer supervision.
What are the benefits?
- Access to all benefits of VAGP membership.
- Recognition as a “Registered Gestalt Therapist” and “Registered Gestalt Therapy Supervisor”.
- Opportunity to be listed on the “Find a Gestalt Therapist” and “Find a Gestalt Therapy Supervisor” pages of the VAGP website.
- Eligibility for professional and public liability insurance.
- Registrants and their clients are informed and protected by the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice and the Concerns, Grievances, and Complaints Policy.
What are the application requirements?
- Evidence of completion of an VAGP-accredited training program or equivalent.
- Evidence of current psychotherapy practice of at least 150 client hours per year.
- Evidence of completion of VAGP-accredited supervision training or equivalent.
- Evidence of at least 20 hours of supervision practice per year.
What are my obligations?
- Adherence to the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
- 20 hours of relevant continued professional development per year (including five hours of supervision-specific PD).
- 150 hours of psychotherapy practice per year.
- 20 hours of supervision practice per year.
- 10 hours of personal supervision per year for 0–399 hours of client contact, and 15 hours of personal supervision per year for over 400 hours of client contact.
- 2 hours of meta-supervision.
How much does it cost?
- Primary registration: $285
- Secondary registration: $95
Associate registration
Suitable for those who do not meet the criteria for Clinical Registration, yet who wish to partake in some of the benefits of VAGP registration. This may include:
- Those who have completed at least two years of gestalt therapy training and utilise this training in fields such as counselling, psychotherapy, social work, coaching, facilitation, consultancy, teaching, the arts, etc.
- Those who have finished their VAGP-accredited training, yet who utilise this training in fields other than counselling and psychotherapy (e.g., organisational consultants).
- Those who have previously met the criteria for Clinical Registration, yet who are taking a break from practice.
What are the benefits?
- Access to all benefits of VAGP membership;
- Eligibility for professional and public liability insurance;
- Registrants and their clients are informed and protected by the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice and the Concerns, Grievances, and Complaints Policy.
What are the limitations?
- Not recognised as a “Registered Gestalt Therapist” or “Registered Gestalt Therapy Supervisor”.; and,
- Not listed on the “Find a Gestalt Therapist” or “Find a Gestalt Therapy Supervisor” pages of the VAGP website.
What are the application requirements?
- Evidence of completion of a VAGP-accredited program.
What are my obligations?
- Adherence to the VAGP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
How much does it cost?
- Primary registration: $90
- Secondary registration: $30
Primary and secondary registration
Some VAGP registrants will not have other relevant professional registrations, so their primary registration will be with the VAGP. If a person raises a concern about the professional conduct of registrant who has primary registration with the VAGP, then the VAGP will follow the pathways and processes outlined in the Concerns, Grievances, and Complaints Policy.
The VAGP recognises that Gestalt therapists have diverse professional backgrounds, with many also identifying with related professions, including counselling and psychotherapy more broadly, social work, psychology, psychiatry, and mental health nursing. If VAGP registrants are already registered with a closely-related professional association – including the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) – then their registration with VAGP will be their secondary registration. If a person raises a concern about the professional conduct of a registrant who has secondary registration with the VAGP, then these concerns will be directed to the registrant’s primary registration organisation. Compared with primary registration, secondary registration incurs lower registration fees.
