We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 1 new Coordinator-in-Training (CiT), 10 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), and 3 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of December 31, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!
New Coordinators
Mohamed Altawil, UK عربي
Mentoring Coordinator: Rob Foxcroft
Supporting Coordinators: Pat Omidian and Nina Joy Lawrence
Mohamed Altawil spent his childhood in a Gaza refugee camp, and as an adult, became an expert in trauma therapy through 20+ years of experience in research and practice. First working in Gaza, then going on to be the founder of Palestine Trauma Centre in 2007. Mohamed is the first Focusing Trainer and Coordinator in Palestine and the Arab World. He was awarded his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire (UK) in September 2008 with support from the Ford Foundation.
New Coordinator-in-Training
Leticia Ojea, Argentina
Mentoring Coordinator: Maria Cristina Collia
Supporting Coordinators: Salvador Moreno Lopez, Natalia Calviño
and Josefina Castronuovo
New Certified Focusing Professionals
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Kate Damad, Belgium Helen Derham, Ireland Izabela Gazzinelli, Brazil Alejandra Johnson, Spain Vered Joya-sadeh, Israel |
Limor Kahn, Israel Rainer Marotzke, Germany Giulia Pinotti, Italy Veronica Reyes-Perez, Mexico Noy Saya, Israel |
Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)
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Jacqueline Jebian Garcia, US Megan Smith, US |
Anupama Thakare, India |