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Milestones July 2023

Milestones


Milestones July 2023: Check out our new Coordinators, Trainers and more (as of June 30, 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 (May)

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

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
 

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