We are happy to congratulate 1 new Coordinator (CC), 3 new Coordinators-in-Training (CiT's), 31 new Certified Focusing Professionals (including Trainers and Focusing-Oriented Therapists), and 7 new Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) recipients. Those listed are as of May 31, 2026. Congratulations to each of them on their achievement. We wish them all the very best in their ongoing endeavors!
New Coordinators
Cristina Calle, Spain Español
Mentoring Coordinator: Tomeu Barceló Roselló
Supporting Coordinators: Maria Luíza Rocha de Andrade and Kjell Ribert
Cristina Calle holds a degree in Communication and has dedicated much of her life to artistic creation. Discovering Focusing opened a new path toward the human being, creativity, and a philosophical calling. She currently leads the International School of Focusing, where she has been offering certified training since 2021, specializing in the education of Focusing Trainers, Focusing oriented Creation, and Creative and Experiential Philosophical Counseling.
New Coordinators-in-Training
Isolde Roose, Belgium
Mentoring Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supporting Coordinators: Akira Ikemi and Barbara McGavin
Árpi Süle, Belgium
Mentoring Coordinator: Claude Missiaen
Supporting Coordinators: Mia Leijssen and Chris Van de Veire
Piotr Wardawy, Poland
Mentoring Coordinator: Joanna Kaczmarek
Supporting Coordinators: Claude Missiaen and Maaike Afschrift
New Certified Focusing Professionals
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Alescha Anderson, Canada Deedra Anderson, Canada Dina Avinoam, Israel Gaia Bartoli, Italy Dorota Bialek, Poland Katarzyna Biegańska, Poland Ka Yan Chan, Hong Kong, China Martin Gawrich, Israel Christine Gilbert, Canada Ivana Grujic, Luxembourg Wei Gu, China Adrian Harris, UK Lottie Leedham, UK Hailey Matheson, Canada Wendy Mejia, US |
Rylee Nepinak, Canada Amanda Nixon, Canada Jennifer Petryschuk, Canada Daniela Pintus, Italy Alyssa Publico, Philippines Danielle Saulnier, Canada Hanan Schwefel, US Emmy Sinclair, Canada Ziva Slonimsky, Israel W.Y. Tam, Hong Kong, China Shae Thera, Canada Stefania Vaudano, Italy Izzy Weidmann, US Zoey Wilton, Canada Vera Yu, Hong Kong, China Tal Zangvil, Israel |
Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Awards (PFP)
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Deirdre Hennessy, Ireland Kathy Lieffort, US Pui Yan Mak, Hong Kong, China Trenton Nall, US |
Leanne Schellenberg, Canada Pui Shan Tam, Hong Kong, China Peijia Zhang, Hong Kong, China |