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Milestones July 2024

 
Milestones

We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator, 3 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 21 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), 7 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients and 14 new TAE Proficiency Award recipients. Those listed are as of June 30, 2024. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

 
Sandy Ng

Yuen-ling (Sandy) Ng, Hong Kong, China  (中國人)

Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung

Supporting Coordinators: Laury Rappaport and Karen Whalen

Sandy is a registered social worker trained in Family Social Work with extensive experience working with seniors, carers, volunteers, and in teaching Focusing. She became a Certified Focusing Trainer in 2018 under the guidance of Dr. Peter Cheung, her first IRF Focusing teacher. She is dedicated to empowering individuals, specifically within the Chinese community. Through teaching and facilitating personal transformation, she strives to help individuals reconnect with their inner selves, unlocking their potential for personal growth and healing. Her heartfelt commitment drives her to serve the underprivileged and those in need.

 

New Coordinators-in-Training

Wai Hing (Elisa) Cheng, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Nada Lou and Jun Xu

Yuk Ching Lee, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Akira Ikemi, Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner

Vicky Shiu, Hong Kong, China
Mentoring Coordinator: Peter Cheung
Supporting Coordinators: Akira Ikemi, Dana Ganihar and Baruch Brenner


New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Nomi Atsmony, Israel
Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan

Yotam Bejerano, Israel
Coordinator: Chen Ein Habar

Ophir Bernshtam, Israel
Coordinator: Yarden Kerem

Marta Burch Brujats, Spain
Coordinator: Marta Fabregat

Hilde Hansman, Netherlands
Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT)

Matthew Hardy, Canada
Coordinator: Anne Poonwassie

Dale Keenan, Australia
Coordinator: Jane Quayle

Annelies Laan, Netherlands
Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT)

Anna-Katharina Lenz, US
Coordinator: Jo Kennedy

Shiri Levy, Israel
Coordinator: Annat Gal on

Monika Naumowska, Poland
Coordinators: Claude Missiaen and Darek Tkaczyk

Suzanne Ogier, Netherlands
Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT)

Shahd Omar, Egypt
Coordinators: Peter Gill and
Annette Dubreuil (CiT)

Kirsty Pakes, UK
Coordinators: Astrid Schillings and
Greg Madison

Sven Rainer, Germany
Coordinator: Peter Helmer

Fernanda Saldaño, Argentina
Coordinator: Monica Perez Iturraspe

Ahinoam Samuel, Israel
Coordinator: Liora Bar Natan

Meg Stein, US
Coordinator: Cathy Pascal

Anitha Teodora Tata, Romania
Coordinators: Georgeta Niculescu and Florentina Palada

Stacey Walling, US
Coordinator: Sandy Jahmi Burg

Hester Anne Wijenberg, Netherlands
Coordinators: Ria van Hage and Esther Wijs (CiT)



Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Bixen Astiasuinzarra, Spain
Teacher: Ciriaco Uriarte

Eliza Chan, US
Teacher: Katherine Kot

Doug Chapman, US
Teacher: Jan Winhall

Mayson Fung, Hong Kong, China
Teachers: Peter Cheung and
Jessie Chan

Kate King, US
Teacher: Kim Isaak

Deborah Laginskie, Canada
Teacher: Kim Isaak

Tsz Shan Siu, Hong Kong, China
Teachers: Peter Cheung and
Jessie Chan


TAE Proficiency Awards

Donna Abela, Australia
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Carole Deguire, Canada
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Robert Devlin, US
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Bill Gayner, Canada
Teacher: Evelyn Fendler-Lee

Christine Groscarret, France
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Michaël Hébert, Canada
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Mariya Hoffmann, US
Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler

Vivian Hung, Taiwan
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Lucie Martin, France
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Ana Pais, Portugal
Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler

Rosella Salari, Italy
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Maria Skoufas, US
Teacher: Beatrice Blake

Franz Thoma, Switzerland
Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler

Christine van de Veire, Belgium
Teacher: Hanspeter Müehlethaler