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Milestones April 2026

Milestones

 

We are happy to congratulate 2 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 30 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), 5 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients, and 2 new TAE Proficiency Award recipients. Those listed are as of March 31, 2026. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

 
 
 

New Coordinators-in-Training

 

Danny Gehlen, Germany
Mentoring Coordinator: Astrid Schillings
Supporting Coordinators: Teresa Dawson and Akira Ikemi

Arno Katz, Germany
Mentoring Coordinator: Ann Weiser Cornell
Supporting Coordinators: Barbara McGavin and Peter Gill


New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Ana-Maria Arhip, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Orit Baruch, Israel
Coordinator: Noga Maivar

Monica Bogdan, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Sabina Brâu Roș, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Débora Caetano de Souza Martins Guimarães, Brazil
Coordinator: Matheus Cautiero

Adi Cohen, Israel
Coordinator: Liora Bar-Natan

Karin Gantevoort, Netherlands
Coordinator: Aaffien de Vries

Alena Girya, Russia
Coordinator: Maria Vetluzhkih

Monica Górska, Poland
Coordinator: Dariusz Tkaczyk

Livi Gur, Israel
Coordinator: Liora Bar-Natan

Banu Ibaoglu Vaughn, Turkey
Coordinators: Nina Joy Lawrence and Pat Omidian

Carmen Elena Ioan Ionita, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Junko Ishi, Japan
Coordinator: Akira Ikemi

Anna Itkonen, Finland
Coordinator: Patricia Foster

Mikhail Khatskelevich, Russia
Coordinator: Maria Vetluzhkih

Liana Koren, Israel
Coordinator: Akira Ikemi

Amit Rogovin, Israel
Coordinators: Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner

Heidi Ruiz Ureña, Spain
Coordinator: Gerard Porredon Mas 

Nora Ines Salinas, Argentina
Coordinator: Monica Perez Iturraspe

Karina Salinas, Argentina
Coordinators: Cecilia Burgos and Eny Ottini

Bonnie Doucette Thornborough, US
Coordinator: Laury Rappaport

Ai Toyota, Japan
Coordinator: Akira Ikemi

Marija Trofimova, Russia
Coordinator: Maria Vetluzhkih

Antigoni Tsegeli, Greece
Coordinator: Patricia Foster

Yukiko Tsuda, Japan
Coordinator: Akira Ikemi

Maria Melisa Velazquez, Puerto Rico, US
Coordinator: Lourdes Ortiz

Celina Ruby Wynne, Canada
Coordinator: Jules Tapas

Chieki Yamasaki, Japan
Coordinator: Akira Ikemi

Cristina Alexandra Zamfir, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Ana Maria Zamfir, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada 


Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Wing Yan Ching, Hong Kong, China
Teacher: Jessie Chan

Joan Ribalta Foraster, Spain
Teacher: Gerard Porredon Mas

Eni Šušak, Serbia
Teacher: Annette Dubreuil

Chunyee Tang, Hong Kong, China
Teacher: Jessie Chan

Long Hin Tso, China
Teacher: Rachel Lai Wa Wong


TAE Proficiency Awards

 

Lilach Benjaminy-Coorsh, Israel
Teacher: Evelyn Fendler-Lee

Kati Singh, US
Teacher: Beatrice Blake