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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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Focusing Oriented Therapy Training and Certification
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Donna Steadman, MA, RCC, FOT
Next workshop June 14, 2025
This is a series of Saturday workshops, running once a month, with virtually open intake. Only the Introduction, "The Art of Focusing" (or equivalent) must be taken as a pre-req, the remaining modules are totally flexible. Students who complete 16 specific modules, along with additional practice and supervision criteria, may become certified as a Focusing Oriented Therapist. Program completion takes about 17 -20 months.
Topic: Certification, FOT, Ongoing
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Prayer as a Journey Through States of Consciousness
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Dana and Baruch with Shakio: https://shakio.org/en/
Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner with the Shakio Institute
Focusing and Kabbalah in Living
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
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Focusing Oriented Therapy And Complex Training Program (60 CEUS)
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Jeffrey Morrison, LMHC, Founder of Seattle Focusing Institute
An embodied and relational approach to unwinding stress and trauma for therapists and healing professionals
Topic: FOT
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The mindful & proactive edge of Focusing-oriented therapy
- US Eastern Time (New York)
DNA of change Serge Prengel
Serge Prengel
An experiential course & process group for therapists
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
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