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Milestones


Welcome to the Milestones page!  We update this page at the end of each month to acknowledge new Coordinators, Coordinators-in-Training, new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and FOTs) and those receiving the PFP award as of the end of the previous month.


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
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, U
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, US
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 

Hil Wai Cheung, Hong Kong, China
Coordinators: Peter Cheung and
Sandy Ng

Mun Yee Lee, Canada
Coordinators: Jan Winhall, Leslie Ellis and Serge Prengel, CiT

L.A. McCrae, USA
Coordinators: Jan Winhall, Leslie Ellis and Serge Prengel, CiT

Fotios Papadopoulos, Greece
Coordinator: Anna Karali

Fernanda Cecin, Japan
Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell

Tomasz Radkiewicz, Poland
Coordinator: Darek Tkaczyk

Sara Katulska, Poland
Coordinator: Darek Tkaczyk

 

Ione Neves de Moura, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Kenia Jeber, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Henrique Bezerra Cardoso, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Renato Chaves Pirfo, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Lydia Giacon, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Angelika Pikulik, Germany
Coordinators: Achim Grube and Florian Christensen, CiT

Rong Wang, China
Coordinator: Neva Li

Christiane Henkel, Germany
Coordinators: Achim Grube and Florian Christensen, CiT



Proficiency in Partnership Awards (PFP)

Virginia Bousquet, USA

 


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

 


MILESTONES JULY 2023
New Coordinators
 
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


New Certified Focusing Professionals
 

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



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