Milestones

Cheun Yih (Amos) Cheung, Hong Kong, China  (中國人)

Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Rob Foxcroft and Akira Ikemi

Chuen Yih (Amos) Cheung, a Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D. from The University of Hong Kong, specializes in treating depression, anxiety, marital issues, and geriatric mental health. He has expertise in neuropsychological assessments and forensic/custodial evaluations. He is a former President of the Hong Kong Psychological Society.

 

 

Annette Dubreuil, Toronto, Canada
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Gill
Supporting Coordinators: Massimo Zarghetta and Lynn Preston

Annette Dubreuil is a Coordinator and environmentalist living in Toronto, Canada. She uses pausing and embodiment practices to catalyze the inner transformation needed for creativity and sustainable change in the external world. She teaches Focusing to individuals and trainees to become certified. Annette’s innovations include: Felt sense body cards, The PUPA process, and Empathy Circle.

 

Michèle Jodoin, Montréal, Québec (Français)
Mentoring Coordinator: Patricia Manessy
Supporting Coordinators: Marine de Freminville and Nada Lou

Michèle teaches and supports the practice of Focusing in Quebec, in Europe, and is also an active member of DFQ.  She is an internationally certified Life Coach in NLP with a Diploma in Energetic Medicine.  In her private practice, she helps her clients heal and improve their inner relationship.  She believes Focusing is a precious gift that must be shared.

 

Nikolaos Kypriotakis, Greece (Ελληνικά)
Mentoring Coordinator: Anna Karali
Supporting Coordinators: Judy Moore and Christiane Geiser

Nikolaos Kypriotakis is an educator/teacher of Physics, Person-Centered & Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist (ECP) and Person-Centered Supervisor. For Eurasia Publications, he co-edited (with Judy Moore) the two-volume work Senses of Focusing (2021), was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Εποχή|Epoché (Phenomenological Psychotherapies) (issues 1-16) and translated Eugene Gendlin’s book Focusing into Greek (2023).

 

New Coordinators-in-Training

Angelina Hensley, US
Mentoring Coordinator: Doralee Grindler Katonah
Supporting Coordinators: Glenn Fleisch and Jan Winhall

Jacek Kaleta, Poland
Mentoring Coordinator: Barbara McGavin
Supporting Coordinators: Ann Weiser Cornell and Peter Gill

Katherine Kwok, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Laury Rappaport
Supporting Coordinators: René Veugelers and Joseph Sing

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Maria Soledad Arias, Argentina Coordinator: Carolina Ades Adi Chen, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein Habar Marie David, Canada Coordinators: Patricia Manessy and Michèle Jodoin (CiT)  Karina Dessau, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein Habar Laurentiu Dobrota, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Tamas Frey, France Coordinator: Leslie Ellis Edyta Grzegory, Poland Coordinator: Darek Tkaczyk Pnina Hemo, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Oliver Le Breton, France Coordinator: Michèle Jodoin

Roni Lidor-Meyer, Israel Coordinators: Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner Jose Manosalva, Chile Coordinator: Sergio Lara Cisternas Alin Milov, Israel Coordinator: Kati Kimchi Heidrun Rosenzweig, Germany Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell Agnes Schwarcz, Hungary Coordinator: Árpád Kántor Krisztina Sved, Hungary Coordinators: Judit Pólya Yugo Tonegawa, Japan Coordinator: Yuko Morikawa Loredana Elana Vârgolici, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Iuliana Zoborot, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

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Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Sarah Atkinson, Canada Teacher: Jan Winhall Lisa Avnet, US Teacher: Jeffrey Morrison Serena Britton, UK Teacher: Francois-Charles Jullien Anet Dunne, US Teacher: Jan Winhall Mara Elwood, New Zealand Teacher: Jan Winhall Maggie Ho, US Teacher: Katherine Kot Lai Man (Sue) Kong, China Teacher: Katherine Kot Kay Kresten, Denmark Teacher: Jan Winhall

Lynn Lin, China Teacher: Katherine Kot U Kan Lo, China Teacher: Katherine Kot Lisa Savage, US Teacher: Ann Weiser Cornell Diana Schuhbauer, Switzerland Teacher: Ann Weiser Cornell Gail Tremblay, US Teacher: Ann Weiser Cornell Gene Vilain, US Teacher: Ann Weiser Cornell Guido Walter, US Teacher: Ann Weiser Cornell

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MILESTONES JULY 2024

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 3 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 21 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), 7 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients and 14 new TAE Proficiency Award recipients. Those listed are as of June 30, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

 

Yuen-ling (Sandy) Ng, Hong Kong, China  (中國人)

Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung

Supporting Coordinators: Laury Rappaport and Karen Whalen

Sandy is a registered social worker trained in Family Social Work with extensive experience working with seniors, carers, volunteers, and in teaching Focusing. She became a Certified Focusing Trainer in 2018 under the guidance of Dr. Peter Cheung, her first IRF Focusing teacher. She is dedicated to empowering individuals, specifically within the Chinese community. Through teaching and facilitating personal transformation, she strives to help individuals reconnect with their inner selves, unlocking their potential for personal growth and healing. Her heartfelt commitment drives her to serve the underprivileged and those in need.

 

New Coordinators-in-Training

Wai Hing (Elisa) Cheng, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Nada Lou and Jun Xu

Yuk Ching Lee, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Akira Ikemi, Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner

Vicky Shiu, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Akira Ikemi, Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Nomi Atsmony, Israel Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan Yotam Bejerano, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein Habar Ophir Bernshtam, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Marta Burch Brujats, Spain Coordinator: Marta Fabregat Hilde Hansman, Netherlands Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT) Matthew Hardy, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie Dale Keenan, Australia Coordinator: Jane Quayle Annelies Laan, Netherlands Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT) Anna-Katharina Lenz, US Coordinator: Jo Kennedy Shiri Levy, Israel Coordinator: Annat Gal on Monika Naumowska, Poland Coordinators: Claude Missiaen and Darek Tkaczyk

Suzanne Ogier, Netherlands Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT) Shahd Omar, Egypt Coordinators: Peter Gill and Annette Dubreuil (CiT) Kirsty Pakes, UK Coordinators: Astrid Schillings and Greg Madison Sven Rainer, Germany Coordinator: Peter Helmer Fernanda Saldaño, Argentina Coordinator: Monica Perez Iturraspe Ahinoam Samuel, Israel Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan Meg Stein, US Coordinator: Cathy Pascal Anitha Teodora Tata, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Stacey Walling, US Coordinator: Sandy Jahmi Burg Hester Anne Wijenberg, Netherlands Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT)

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Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Bixen Astiasuinzarra, Spain Teacher: Ciriaco Uriarte Eliza Chan, US Teacher: Katherine Kot Doug Chapman, US Teacher: Jan Winhall Mayson Fung, Hong Kong, China Teachers: Peter Cheung and Jessie Chan

Kate King, US Teacher: Kim Isaak Deborah Laginskie, Canada Teacher: Kim Isaak Tsz Shan Siu, Hong Kong, China Teachers: Peter Cheung and Jessie Chan

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TAE Proficiency Awards

Donna Abela, Australia Teacher: Beatrice Blake Carole Deguire, Canada Teacher: Beatrice Blake Robert Devlin, US Teacher: Beatrice Blake Bill Gayner, Canada Teacher: Evelyn Fendler-Lee Christine Groscarret, France Teacher: Beatrice Blake Michaël Hébert, Canada Teacher: Beatrice Blake Mariya Hoffmann, US Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler

Vivian Hung, Taiwan Teacher: Beatrice Blake Lucie Martin, France Teacher: Beatrice Blake Ana Pais, Portugal Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler Rosella Salari, Italy Teacher: Beatrice Blake Maria Skoufas, US Teacher: Beatrice Blake Franz Thoma, Switzerland Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler Christine van de Veire, Belgium Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler

 

MILESTONES JUNE 2024

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 2 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 13 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 1 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipient. Those listed are as of May 31, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinator

 

Joanna Kaczmarek, Poland (Polska)

Mentoring Coordinator: Claude Missiaen

Joanna Kaczmarek is a sociologist and Focusing-oriented psychotherapist certified by the Polish Psychological Association and the Polish Society for Integrative Experiential Psychotherapy and Social Education INTRA. At the INTRA Center, she works as a supervisor, trainer and lecturer.

Since September 2021, Joanna has been leading the Polish Focusing Institute, organizing its structure and spearheading activities within the Institute. In this role, she has developed certification paths and works to build a community of Focusers by establishing a social media presence, organizing workshops, and exploring new ways to promote Focusing in Poland.  (You can read more about the Polish Focusing Institute in the News Feed from June 19, 2024.)

She is co-author of the book Experiencing and Psychotherapy, and runs a private practice at the Sensum Center for Psychotherapy and Development where she has been a co-owner since 2005.

New Coordinators-in-Training

Cristina Calle Cordero, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Gabriela Riveros Aguilar
Supporting Coordinators: Edgardo Riveros, María Luiza Rocha de Andrade and Tomeu Barceló

Margarita Gutierrez-Bolivar, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Mentxu Martín-Aragón
Supporting Coordinators: Josep Santacreu, Sergio Lara and Natalia Calviño

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Ioana Tomozeiu, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Hiromi Tanno, Japan Coordinators: Naomi Horio and Yasushi Kuba Farrukh Akhtar, UK Coordinators: Kay Hoffmann and Peter Gill Anna-Katharina Lenz, US Coordinator: Jo Kennedy Danielle McShine, France Coordinators: Harriet Teeuw and René Veugelers Mavra Root, UK Coordinators: Peter Gill and Annette Dubreuil, CiT Regina Fanjul, Guatemala Coordinator: Laury Rappaport

Dimitrios Chrysafogeorgos, Greece Coordinators: Anna Karali and Pavlos Zarogiannis Gloria Muños Garcia, Spain Coordinator: Marta Fabregat Giuseppina Marletta, Italy Coordinator: Patrizia Bonaca Lihua Zhang, China Coordinator: Hong Mei Mei Ching Mandy Cheung, Hong Kong, China Coordinator: Peter Cheung Julia Richling, Germany Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell

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Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Michelle Tamara, Australia
Teacher: Jo Kennedy

 

MILESTONES MAY 2024

We are happy to congratulate 3 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 13 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 3 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of April 30, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators-in-Training

Kym Brennan, Canada
Coordinator: Addie Van Der Kooy
Supported by Patricia Manessy and Karen Whalen

Anja Tavenier, Netherlands
Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supported by Yehudit First and Jessica Delooz

Coriene ten Kate, Netherlands
Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supported by Yehudit First and Jessica Delooz

MILESTONES APRIL 2024

We are happy to congratulate 5 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 21 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 13 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of March 31, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators-in-Training

Beata Dana, Switzerland
Coordinator: Charlotte Howorth
Supported by Florian Christensen and Akira Ikemi

Montserrat Calderón Moreno, Spain
Coordinator: Isabel Gascón
Supported by Kjell Ribert and Carlos González

Puying Chang, China
Coordinator: Chee-seung Chan
Supported by Jun Xu and Ming Li

Juan Jose Mendinueta Moreno, Spain
Coordinator: Rosa Martínez
Supported by Tomeu Barceló and Kjell Ribert

Flora Osborne, Spain
Coordinator: Isabel Gascón
Supported by Rosa Martínez and Carlos González

MILESTONES MARCH 2024

We are happy to congratulate 2 new Coordinators, 21 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 10 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of February 29, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

 

Regina Margarete Jürgens, Germany (Deutsch)
Mentoring Coordinator: Sergio Lara Cisternas
Supported by Achim Grube and Teresa Dawson

Regina Margarete Jürgens teaches Focusing as part of the German-Swiss Focusing Network, where Eugene Gendlin was a frequent guest. She combines Qigong with a physically noticeable Focusing experience, and teaches person-centered counseling to social workers. Regina is also a member of PCE Europe and the European Focusing Association (EFA).

 

 

Mei Hong, China (中國人)
Mentoring Coordinator: Xu Jun
Supported by Li Ming, Jiang Hui and Guang Wang

Mei Hong has 12 years of Focusing training experience, participating in Focusing courses in China and abroad in recent years. She applies Focusing in her work as a psychological counselor and has a strong interest in helping people hear and express themselves by Focusing on their inner experience. She is committed to spreading Focusing and looks forward to having real and deep communication with people around the world through Focusing.

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Cristina Andrei, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Kazuko Ano, Japan Coordinator: Ryuichi Tamura and Hideaki Fukumori, CiT Lucy Iris Apetagon, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie Tamara Aviles, Chile Coordinator: Sergio Lara Cisternas Irina-Domnina Conu-Radu, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Elvira Griffoni, Italy Coordinator: Patrizia Bonaca Debra Henry, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie John I Turley, UK Coordinator: Nancy Falls Roni Katzman, Israel Coordinator: Ifat Eckstein Kathleen Kingsley-Hughes, UK Coordinators: Kay Hoffmann and Peter Gill Polina Kraskova, Russia Coordinators: Maria Vetluzhskih and Charlotte Howorth

Connie Kuzdak, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie Adi Lelior, Israel Coordinator: Boaz Shavit Catalina Andreea Lumpan, Romania Coordinators: Florentina Palada and Georgeta Niculescu Ozana Raluca Miron, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Yifat Oshrat-Fink, Israel Coordinator: Boaz Shavit Phenix Pan, Portugal Coordinator: Annat Gal on Laura Sarbu, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Eva Alexandra Serban, Romania Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Matei Stanculescu, Romania Coordinators: Eleonora Korbei, Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada Sachiyo Ushio, Japan Coordinator: Ryuichi Tamura and Hideaki Fukumori, CiT

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Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Tak Yan Chan, Canada
Mei Kwan Cheng, Hong Kong, China
Yin Lai Cheung, China
Grant Garvie, Australia
Yuk Ha Leung, Hong Kong, China
Lee Ming Sin, Hong Kong, China
Chi Shan Tang, Hong Kong, China
Sui Yan Wong, Hong Kong, China
Shim Man Wu, Hong Kong, China
Jenny Yip, Hong Kong, China

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MILESTONES FEBRUARY 2024

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 5 new Coordinators-in-Training (CIT), 24 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 9 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of January 31, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinator

 

Maria Vetluzhskih,  Russia (Русский)
Mentoring Coordinator: Charlotte Howorth

Maria is a social psychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy for more than 18 years. For the last 5 years she has been promoting and teaching Focusing in Russia. In her work as a psychotherapist, she is integrating Focusing-Oriented Therapy with Co-Experienсing Psychotherapy, Art Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy. Providing psychological assistance, Maria strives to develop a unique recovery strategy and carefully accompany the client on the path of self-exploration and overcoming difficult life situations.

New Coordinators-In-Training

Rafael López Castaño, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Sergio Lara
Supported by Mónica Gómez Galáz and Natalia Calviño

Wing Yee Grace Chan, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Laury Rappaport
Supported by Akira Ikemi and Jeffrey Morrison

Caroline Copestake, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Tomeu Barceló
Supported by Rosa Martínez and Kjell Ribert

Teresa Ramos Díaz, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Tomeu Barceló
Supported by Rosa Martínez and Carlos González

Anzhela Fomenko, Spain
Mentoring Coordinator: Mentxu Martín-Aragón
Supported by Josep Santacreu i Tanyà and Aaffien de Vries

 

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Roxanna Aidano, Brazil Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero Hagit Barnea, Israel Coordinator: Iris Gilboa Debra Cortese, US Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell João Paulo De Souza, Brazil Coordinator: Guilherme Wykrota Tostes Yonit Deevon, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Ester Dreai, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Aliza Fenichel, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Elisa Garuglieri, Saudi Arabia Coordinator: Olga Pasquini Christina Hauser, Switzerland Coordinator: Eveline Moor Züllig Neta Has, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Kevin Johnson, US Coordinator: Peter Gill and Annette Dubreuil, CiT Michal Juhn, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem

Elena Khatskelevich, Russia Coordinators: Charlotte Howorth and Maria Vetluzhskih Sarit Kimchi, Israel Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan Zizi Liat Kujman, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Elena Kurtbedinova, Russia Coordinators: Charlotte Howorth and Maria Vetluzhskih Shira Lichtig, Israel Coordinator: Yiscah Schumer Yoshihiro Nishioka, Japan Coordinator: Hideki Kamimura Massimiliano Patrovicchio, Italy Coordinator: Olga Pasquini Fulvia Ravenna, Italy Coordinator: Bruna Blandino Svetlana Raylyan, Russia Coordinators: Charlotte Howorth and Maria Vetluzhskih Yam Haim Ron, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein Habar Mina Roustayi, US Coordinator: Nancy Falls Pavel Slobodskiy, Russia Coordinators: Charlotte Howorth and Maria Vetluzhskih

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Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

Gaia Bartoli, Italy
Dan Colgan, Netherlands
Brenda Henry, US
Sara Li, Australia
Thanh Nguyen, US
Ana María Ramírez Mondoza, US
Claudia Silva, Chile
Barbara Slemmer, US
Tsz Kiu Tsang, Hong Kong, China

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MILESTONES JANUARY 2024

We are happy to congratulate 2 new Coordinators, 1 new Coordinator-in-Training, 33 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 9 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipient. Those listed are as of December 31, 2023. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

 

New Coordinators

 

Florian Christensen,  Switzerland (Deutch)

Mentoring Coordinator: Achim Grube
Supported by Lore Korbei and Sylvia Hübschen

Florian Christensen is a psychosocial person-centered counselor. He first learned about Focusing from Paula Ritz and Ursula Hüsser in Zurich. His further path with Focusing was accompanied by the Focusing network in Germany and Switzerland, by Petra Colombo, Evelyne Moor, Evelyn Fender-Lee, Friedgard Blob, Achim Grube and many others. He teaches Focusing in his own institute, as well as for pcaSuisse and in a school for complementary therapy.

 

 

Boaz Shavit,  Israel  (עברית)
Mentoring Coordinator: Ifat Eckstein

Boaz Shavit is a Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist and teacher with an M.A. in clinical psychology from Tel Aviv University. He has an interest in integrating Focusing into psychotherapy and believes that a deep connection with ourselves is the key to healing. He is also interested in connecting Focusing with both existential and spiritual questions.

New Coordinator-In-Training

Nicole Mitchell, Canada
Mentoring Coordinator: Florentina Sassoli Supported by Jim Iberg and Claude Missiaen

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New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Arturo Alonso Organista, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Mari Carmen Aroca, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Sabine Beck, Germany Coordinator: Peter Helmer Edyta Borsuk, Poland Coordinator: Claude Missiaen and Joanna Kaczmarek, CiT Judit Caberol, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Jimena Camón, Argentina Coordinator: Florentina Sassoli Marta de Arriba Garcia, Spain Coordinators: Rosa M. Martinez Gonzales and Isabel Gascon Claudia Fernandez Diaz, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Pablo García Gutiérrez, Spain Coordinator: Rosa M. Martinez Gonzales Sabina Ghidoni, Italy Coordinator: Patrizia Bonaca Leonor Gross, Spain Coordinators: Rosa M. Martinez Gonzalez and Isabel Gascon Ines Guariguata, US Coordinators: Ann Weiser Cornell and Peter Gill Lihi Hamak, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein-Habar Jana Huetter, Switzerland Coordinator: Achim Grube and Florian Christensen, CiT Ibán Hurtado Picó, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Maria Iraida, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá

Carlos Javier López Castilla, Spain Coordinator: Rosa M. Martinez Gonzales Elena Marchese Gómez, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Karen Marfil, Venezuela Coordinator: Paula Travaglini Cristina Martín Martín, Spain Coordinators: Rosa M. Martinez Gonzales and Tomeu Barcelo Rosello Marta Pinzolas, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Jaume Puchades, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá Robert Ragucci, US Coordinator: Nancy Falls Liron Raines, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein-Habar Ragna Reiske, Germany Coordinator: Nancy Falls Lucia Cristina Sales de Oliveira, Brazil Coordinators: Ana Lidia Mafra Bicalho de Oliveira and Maria Luiza Rocha de Andrade Eran Shasha Evron, Israel Coordinator: Dana Ganihar Xiaoyan Sun, China Coordinators: Xu Jun and Li Ming Paschalis Vavelidis, Greece Coordinator: Anna Karali James Warwick, UK Coordinator: Addie vander Kooy Agnieszka Zaborowska, Poland Coordinator: Darek Tkaczyk Ting Kai Terrence Zee, Hong Kong, China Coordinator: Laury Rappaport Rosa Cabré Boqué, Spain Coordinators: Mentxu Martín-Aragón and Josep Santacreu Tanyá

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Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

Amichai Amar, US
Heather Jensen, US
Sopio Makadze, Georgia
Blake O'Connor, US
Deborah Orandon, US
Tierney Powers US
Jessica Rutolo, Italy
Jessica Sanderson, US
Vivian Wong, Hong Kong, China

 

MILESTONES DECEMBER 2023

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator-in-Training (CIT), 19 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 13 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of November 30, 2023. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

Coordinators-in-Training (CiT)

New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Proficiency In Partnership Awards (PFP)

MILESTONES NOVEMBER 2023

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 7 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 1 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipient. Those listed are as of October 31, 2023. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinator

Josep Santacreu i Tanyà, Spain Catalán/Español
Mentoring Coordinator: Sergio Lara
Supported by Robert Lee, Aaffien de Vries and Salvador Moreno

Josep Santacreu i Tanyà is a psychologist and psychotherapist with an expertise in humanistic psychology. He first learned about Focusing in 1995 from Carlos Alemany and trained in Barcelona and Madrid. Along with his partner and Focusing Coordinator Mentxu Martín-Aragón, he currently runs the FocusingTHuS training center in Madrid.

 

 

New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

MILESTONES OCTOBER 2023

We are happy to congratulate 3 new Coordinators (CC's), 1 new Coordinator-in-Training (CiT), 15 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 1 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipient. Those listed are as of September 30, 2023. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

Stephen Adler, Brazil
Mentoring Coordinator: Lynn Preston

Stephen Adler is a Focusing practitioner and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist. He is a founder of Implicit Relational Therapy and operates a private practice specializing in psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, art therapy and sensori-motor therapy, among other fields. He is a visiting professor at UNIFESP Sao Paulo Brazil and a board-certified expert in post-traumatic stress.

 

 

Isabel Adon, USA
Mentoring Coordinator: Lynn Preston

Isabel Adon is an Afro-Latinx born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Bronx, New York. She has been a meditator for over 20 years, practicing in the tradition of Vipassana and leading meditation sits at New York Insights. Isabel is an instructor on Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy (IFOT) and Indigenous Tools for Living (ITFL). She is a certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist and a member of the leadership committee on FORCE (Focusing Oriented Relational Community Empowerment), a program that works to bring the Focusing philosophy free of charge to those who may not have access. As a psychotherapist, she also works with individuals through her private practice.

 

Maria Skoufas, USA
Mentoring Coordinator: Beth Mahler

Maria Skoufas has been a Focuser for 20 years, and a Certified Focusing Professional since 2017. She is currently teaching a two-year Focusing Certification Program in collaboration with Beth Mahler. The goal of the program is to deepen one’s own Focusing experience and to prepare and inspire the participants to bring Focusing into their communities. It is her belief that Focusing brings awareness to living life creatively, and that the practice facilitates accessing the genius that lies within all of us.

 

 

Coordinators in Training 

Alberto Dalle Rive Carli, Italy
Mentoring Coordinator: Germana Ponte
Supporting Coordinators: Bruna Blandino and Louisa Toriggia
 

New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

MILESTONES SEPTEMBER 2023

We are happy to congratulate 2 new Coordinators (CC), 22 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 4 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipients. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. Those listed are as of August 31, 2023.  We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

Serge Prengel,  USA
Mentoring Coordinators: Jan Winhall and Leslie Ellis

Serge Prengel is a therapist and a co-founder of the Integrative Focusing Therapy online training program. He was trained in Focusing, Core Energetics and Somatic Experiencing. Serge has been exploring creative approaches to working with Polyvagal Mindfulness. See ActivePause.com for further information.

 

Christine le Coutre, Germany
Mentoring Coordinators: Hejo Feuerstein, supported by Ruth Hirsch and Sergio Lara

Christine le Coutre is a psychologist, person-centered counselor, therapist and supervisor. She has been working for 26 years with the person-centered and experiential approach in various professional fields. She is co-founder of the Institute for Person-Centered and Experiential Offerings - IPEA and member of the editorial team of PERSON - International Journal for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling. Christine is particularly interested in Focusing in the context of psycho-social professionalization and the application of Focusing in counseling practice and in leadership.

New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Alaa Al-henawi, Palestine Coordinators: Rob Foxcroft and Mohamed Altawil Federica Anastasia, Italy Coordinator: Germana Ponte Santiago Arjona, Colombia Coordinator: Carolina Ades Yehia Ali Ouda Awad, Palestine Coordinators: Rob Foxcroft and Mohamed Altawil Or Bar Natan, Israel Coordinators: Ifat Eckstein and Ifat Peres, CiT Elisabetta Baschirotto, Italy Coordinator: Germana Ponte Dikla Bendelac Badash, Israel Coordinator: Yardem Kerem Hoi Ying Chan, Hong Kong, China Coordinators: Peter Cheung and Sandy Ng Pui-ling Chau, Hong Kong, China Coordinators: Peter Cheung and Amos Cheung, CiT Sigal Cohen, Israel Coordinator: Yardem Kerem Mathias Dekeyser, Belgium Coordinators: Claude Missiaen, Chris Van de Veire and Jessica Delooz Eshkar Erblich-Brifman, Israel Coordinator: Yardem Kerem

Bill Gayner, Canada Coordinators: Rob Roxcroft and Evelyn Fendler-Lee Wai Man Ho, Hong Kong, China Coordinators: Peter Cheung and Amos Cheung, CiT Man Hing Michelle Hui, Hong Kong, China Coordinators: Peter Cheung and Sandy Ng Sharon Ivri, Israel Coordinator: Yardem Kerem Wing man Ng, Hong Kong, China Coordinators: Peter Cheung and Amos Cheung, CiT Noga Panai, Israel Coordinators: Ifat Eckstein and Ifat Peres, CiT Anna Raczkiewicz, Poland Coordinator: Darek Tkaczyk Silvia Raquel Sarquis, Argentina Coordinator: Monica Perez Iturraspe Analía Karina Stricagnola, Argentina Coordinator: Monica Perez Iturraspe Yonatan Tushinski, Israel Coordinators: Ifat Eckstein and Ifat Peres, CiT

Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

Gitte Bowman Bak, Denmark
Sivan Lavie, Israel
Marianne Silva, USA
Jackima Tatum, USA

 

MILESTONES AUGUST 2023

We are happy to congratulate a new Coordinator (CC), 11 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists) and 11 new Proficiency in Partnership (PFP) recipients. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. Those listed are as of July 31, 2023. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinator

Sigal Ketsev Golan, Israel / עברית
Mentoring Coordinators: Dan Schachter and Dana Ganihar

Sigal Ketsev-Golan is a psychotherapist who teaches Focusing and Focusing-Oriented Therapy through both virtual and in-person sessions. Sigal has a deep interest in the idea of breaking free from restricting models and moving towards healing, creativity and growth. She continues to deepen into the Philosophy of the Implicit, TAE and learn from the wisdom of other paths.  

New Certified Focusing Professionals

Gijs Bosma, Netherlands Coordinators: Aaffien de Vries and Jessie Delooz Miko Brown, USA Coordinator: Charlotte Howorth Peng Fu, China Coordinators: Xu Jun and Li Min Christina Griggio, Italy Coordinator: Bruna Blandino Chunhua Guo, China Coordinator: Xu Jun and Li Ming Lucie Martin, France Coordinator: Bernadette Lamboy

Paul Moxham, Australia Coordinator: Jayne Quayle Mika Rosenthalis-Zuzovsky, Israel Coordinators: Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner Gitit (Guitit) Shriqui, Australia Coordinators: Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner Wan Chi Vincci Tse, Hong Kong, China Coordinator: Laury Rappaport Ofer Yifrach, Israel Coordinator: Bilha Frolinger

New Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Terry Bowling, USA Isa Brown, Aruba Nikoleta Konstantia Charistou, Greece Mary Chew, USA Laura Gaggero, Italy Terpsithea Giannakopoulou, Greece

Ran Johnson, USA Oleksandr Martynov, Czech Republic Dimitris Mougios, Greece Tak Chi Shing, Hong Kong, China Dania Vagia, Greece

Georgeta Niculescu, Romania / Română
Mentoring Coordinator: Lore Korbei

Georgeta Niculescu has been practicing person-centered psychotherapy for over 20 years. She is a founding member and current president of the Romanian Association of PCP, and is vice president of the Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy. Her interests range from philosophy and the intricacies of human existence to photography, film and literature. She places trust in the process of life flow, and names love, work and respect as just a few of her core values.

 

Florentina Palada, Romania / Română
Mentoring Coordinator: Lore Korbei

Florentina Palada, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, trainer, supervisor and psychotherapist in person-centered psychotherapy. A founding member of the Romanian Association of Person-Centered Psychotherapy, she is also a member of PCE-Europe and WAPCEPC. She has worked in the field of psychotherapy for more than 20 years, and has been very involved in creating a community for both person-centered psychotherapy and Focusing in Romania. She says, "Every human meeting is an inspiring one and Focusing brings so much richness, freshness and creativity in the way life could be lived."

 

Kie Yano, Japan / 日本語
Mentoring Coordinator: Akira Ikemi and Toshihiro Uchida
Supported by Teruyuki Chikada

Kie Yano is a psychotherapist and teaches psychology to students at a college. She was interested in “presence” at the beginning of her research. She currently researches on the interaction of felt sense and symbols based on Gendlin's philosophy. She is also interested in art, especially the novelty that arises from the felt sense and photography of their own collage and Asking from the listener. Her Collage Work is done in groups or pairs, and through these works she published the book Focusing and Collage in 2021. She also works on Focusing with children. She translated with her colleagues Focusing with Children by Malta in 2010. Currently she conducts workshops and develops works on Children and Focusing with her peers.

New Coordinators-in-Training (CiTs)

Amona Buechler, Germany
Mentoring Coordinator: Fiona Parr
Supported by: Beth Mahler and Ria van Hage

Maria Hakasalo, Finland
Mentoring Coordinator: Gabriela Riveros
Supported by Edgardo Riveros and Maria Luiza Rocha

Shira Klien, Israel
Mentoring Coordinator: Liora Bar-Natan
Supported by Dana Ganihar and Iris Gilboa

Shimpei Okamura, Japan
Mentoring Coordinator: Li Ming
Supported by Xu Jun and Akira Ikemi

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New Certified Focusing Professionals (May)
 

Grazia Azzali, Italy Coordinator: Roberto Tecchio Nicolas Baldwin, France Coordinators: Greg Madison and Frank Boch Noam Bao Lavi, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Danielle Benarroch, Israel Coordinator: Yehudit First Antoinette Biehlmeier, Singapore Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell Kcehnr Ksenila Boaohoc Vodonos, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Lauren Cohen, US Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell and Peter Gill Dotan Dor, US Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan Megan Duczminski, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie Michal Erlich, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Tomer Haber, Israel Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan Kim Isaak, US Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin Rebecca Jackson-Aydelette, US Coordinator: Sandy Jahmi Burg Nithya Jayaraman, US Coordinator: Charlotte Howorth Artur Khorunzhiy, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Candas Kilic, Turkey Coordinator: Greg Madison and Frank Boch Natalia Knyazeva, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Livia Luberto, Italy Coordinator: Roberto Tecchio Anna Mazurak, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Thayna Meirelles, Brazil Coordinator: Ana Lidia Mafra and Maria Luiza

Roche Andrade Anait Meliksetyan, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Monica Miller, US Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell Matthew Mukash, Canada Coordinator: Dennis Windego Daria Mukhsinyatova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Ilaria Olimpico, Italy Coordinator: Roberto Tecchio Lyudmila Ovchinnikova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Michael Oved, Israel Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Polina Pallo, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Olesya Panova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Matt Parker, Australia Coordinator: Jo Kennedy Naira Parsadanyan, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Elena Pavlova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Vladimir Pogodin, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Livia Rota, Italy Coordinator: Monica Zambelli Irina Saltanova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Isabel Santos, Brazil Coordinator: Guilherme Tostes Igor Vasilyev, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Marta Wanczyk, Ireland Coordinator: Marta Fabregat Jill Wilson, Canada Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie Oksana Zakharova, Russia Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova Tzofnat Zehavi, Israel Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan

New Certified Focusing Professionals (June)

Albert Adout, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein-Habar Claudia Arena, Belgium Coordinators: René Veugelers and Harriette Teeuw Helga Arnaids, Iceland Coordinator: Beatrice Blake Gudrun Arnalds, Iceland Coordinator: Beatrice Blake Pino Bolongaro, Italy Coordinator: Nicoletta Corsetti Charlotte Faris, US Coordinators: Nina Joy Lawrence and Patricia Omidian Liron Nina Galanos, Israel Coordinator: Chen Ein-Habar

Florinda Ines Gramajo, Argentina Coordinators: Eny Ottini and Cecilia Burgos Galya Harish, Israel Coordinator: Annat Gal-on Tamar Karasso, Israel Coordinator: Annat Gal-on Angela Parmer, US Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell Achva Roichman, US Coordinator: Yarden Kerem Stirling Steward, UK Coordinators: Greg Madison and Frank Boch Theresa Tenney, US Coordinator: Charlotte Howorth

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New Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)
 

Lisa Alteio, US Candace Anderson, US Victoria Cali, US Michelle Caruso, US Cecilia Mee Yee Chan, Hong Kong, China Sau Chun Chan, Hong Kong, China Yin Hing Hedeaky Chan, Hong Kong, China Naomi Choi, UK Phillip Coulson, US Francesca Degani, Italy Luisa Del Turco, Italy Aileen Ferguson, UK Sin Yan Ho, Hong Kong, China San Hung, Hong Kong, China Chui Ying Lai, Hong Kong, China Wai Man Esther Li, Hong Kong, China Hiu Ying Lok, Hong Kong, China

Emily Mendez, US Rebecca Nevers, US Kristen Portney, Portugal Camella Potter, US Robert Ragucci, US Ragna Reiske, Germany Mina Roustayi, US Maureen Sherman, Canada Hong Shiu Ching Ada, Hong Kong, China Paul Sloan, Austria Francesco Spada, Italy Alison To, China Yuen Fan To, Hong Kong, China Renee Watters, US Lai Fong Wong, Hong Kong, China Stefano Zoletto, Italy