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Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy

FOT


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Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: What is it?

A Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist (FOT) is a psychotherapist, counselor or psychologist, licensed in their jurisdiction, who, in addition to their therapy training, has completed a certification program specializing in integrating Focusing into therapy.  In FOT, the client is invited to notice how their body makes feelings about their life issues, and they are helped to gently access what the body says about what they are experiencing.

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Training in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy

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Conference on Focusing-Oriented Therapy:

We run a regular Focusing-Oriented Therapy Conference.  
We held one online November 2-5, 2023.  See above for more information on that one.  The FOT conferences have generally taken place every 2 years.  Check out the 2023 Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy Conference at this link.

SEE Focusing and Dreams 

For more information about Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
please see the Website link: International Association of Focusing-Oriented Therapists (IAFOTs)

YouTube Channel: Focusing-Oriented Therapies

What FOT is - German, Chinese and Romanian

German | Chinese | Romanian 

Carl Rogers, Person Centered, Existential and Humanistic Psychology

Eugene Gendlin and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy has a deep connection to the work of Carl Rogers and the Person Centered (or Client Centered) tradition as well as to Existential Psychology and Humanistic Psychology.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: The World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling has a bibliography at https://pce-literature.org/en which contains information about a wide range of resources, including where to find articles by and about Focusing, Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy and Eugene Gendlin.  Just put “Gendlin” or “Focusing” into the search box.

VIDEO: Nada Lou has a video on her YouTube channel of Gene Gendlin discussing Carl Rogers.  You can find that at this link.


FOT Event Listings

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- Eastern time
Naty Calviño. Certifying Coordinator. Focusing Oriented Therapist. ILC member
This Program is designed specifically for therapists and counselors who want to enrich and take their work with clients a step further with Focusing and get their FOT Certification from TIFI. Other people who work with clients in different ways and want to enhance their work are also welcome to attend. (Even though they would not apply for FOT Certification)
It is an ongoing course of 1 1/2 hours every other week, on Tuesdays, that  can be taken independently or as part of the whole Certification Program.

Online
Topic: FOT
- Eastern Time
Dana and Baruch with Shakio: https://shakio.org/en/
Dana and Baruch in person!
2 Day residential retreat in beautiful Chelsea, Michigan, USA. The purpose of the workshop is to explore, through direct experience, the process of moving through different states of consciousness until reaching a unique state called "prayer consciousness." In this state, a shift occurs in the perception of life, giving rise to new steps into reality.

Chelsea, Michigan, USA
Topic: Introductory, Beginners-Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, FOT, Spirituality, TAE/Philosophy
- US Eastern Time (New York)
DNA of change Serge Prengel
With Integrative Focusing, the goal of lasting change is not separate from how we work to achieve it.
You practice ways to foster a mindful, proactive space in which clients will organically tap into their inner ability to heal and grow.
You develop a quality of presence that allows clients to face what might otherwise feel uncomfortable or even unbearable and allows new possibilities to emerge.
Topic: FOT