We are happy to congratulate 4 new Coordinators, 3 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 18 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), and 15 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of July 31, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!
New Coordinators
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
New Certified Focusing Professionals
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Maria Soledad Arias, Argentina Adi Chen, Israel Marie David, Canada Karina Dessau, Israel Laurentiu Dobrota, Romania Tamas Frey, France Edyta Grzegory, Poland Pnina Hemo, Israel Oliver Le Breton, France |
Roni Lidor-Meyer, Israel Jose Manosalva, Chile Alin Milov, Israel Heidrun Rosenzweig, Germany Agnes Schwarcz, Hungary Krisztina Sved, Hungary Yugo Tonegawa, Japan Loredana Elana Vârgolici, Romania Iuliana Zoborot, Romania |
Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)
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Sarah Atkinson, Canada Lisa Avnet, US Serena Britton, UK Anet Dunne, US Mara Elwood, New Zealand Maggie Ho, US Lai Man (Sue) Kong, China Kay Kresten, Denmark |
Lynn Lin, China U Kan Lo, China Lisa Savage, US Diana Schuhbauer, Switzerland Gail Tremblay, US Gene Vilain, US Guido Walter, US |