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Milestones July 2025

Milestones

 

We are happy to congratulate 3 new Coordinators, 11 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), and 4 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of June 30, 2025. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!

New Coordinators

 
Anja Tavenier

Anja Tavenier, Netherlands   Nederlands

Mentoring Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supporting Coordinators: Yehudit First and Jessie Delooz

Anja Tavenier is an experienced psychotherapist, (family, psychodrama, EFT) in treating people with serious trauma. Focusing has made an enormous contribution to her work and to herself. She currently focuses on transferring the power of Focusing to professionals (in training) to make this better known in regular mental health care so that many people can benefit from it.

 
Coriene ten Kate

Coriene ten Kate, Netherlands   Nederlands

Mentoring Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supporting Coordinators: Yehudit First and Jessie Delooz

Coriene ten Kate is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in the Netherlands. She works experientially, valuing deep connection with clients. She treats individuals with personality disorders, early trauma, severe attachment issues, and suicidality, both in groups and individually. In addition to her experiential approach, she also works with Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT).

 
Ynke van Zuidam

Ynke van Zuidam, Netherlands   Nederlands

Mentoring Coordinator: Jeffrey Morrison
Supporting Coordinators: Jan Winhall and Mateja Vrhunc Tomazin

Ynke van Zuidam is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and founder of enMente. She specializes in Focusing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Focusing continues to move her, the simplicity with which the body speaks and reveals inner knowing deeply inspires her. She offers a safe space for transformation of complex, early childhoodtrauma and attachment issues. Rooted in person-centered experiential psychotherapy, her work supports embodied healing and lasting inner change.


 

New Certified Focusing Professionals 

Marjukka Bartelet, Netherlands
Coordinators: Lia Zagers and
Maaike Afschrift, CiT

Magdalena Bylka-Górska, Poland
Coordinators: Edgardo Riveros and Gabriela Riveros Aguilar

Neus Estrada, Spain
Coordinators: Sergio Lara Cisternas and Gerard Porredon

Simone Grimmer, US
Coordinator: Jeffrey Morrison

Menchu Mozo, Spain Coordinators: Carlos Aceituno and
Ciriaco Uriarte

Fina Rodríguez López, Spain
Coordinators: Carlos Aceituno and
Ciriaco Uriarte

Yiorgos Samios, Greece
Coordinators: Anna Karali and
Pavlos Zarogiannis 

Evgeniia Sevodina, Russia
Coordinator: Svetlana Kutukova

Malgorzata Stafin, Poland
Coordinators: Edgardo Riveros and Gabriela Riveros Aguilar

Linda Johanna Antonia Maria Ter Burg, Netherlands
Coordinators: Aaffien de Vries and Maaike Afschrift, CiT

Jacoby Van der Ende, Netherlands
Coordinator: Ria van Hage



Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)

Mikel Berrier, US
Teacher: Kevin Johnson

Lei Kwan Ng, Hong Kong China
Teacher: Paulina Kwok

Huiling Wu, Trinidad and Tobago
Teacher: Katherine Kot

Cinny Zhuang, US
Teacher: Katherine Kot