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Milestones February 2024

 
Milestones

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 Focusing 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
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

 


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



Proficiency in Focusing 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