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TWO-YEAR FOCUSING CERTIFICATION TRAINING (Certification provided by the Focusing Institute)
Pennsylvania, USA
Teacher & Training Coordinator:    Dr. James Strohl

Dr. James Strohl is a licensed psychologist and Certified Focusing Coordinator & Teacher.  He has 32 years of professional experience as a teacher, trainer, consultant, supervisor, and counselor.  He currently is an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College and has a private practice in Bethlehem, PA.  Additional information about Dr. Strohl, this program, and many other programs can be found on his website or by emailing him . 

Email:      Jim@cpd3.com
Website:  www.cpd3.com
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FOCUSING FOR CREATIVE LIVING

Training takes place in Toronto and various worldwide locations.
Teacher and Training Coordinator: Dr Bala Jaison, Toronto Ontario, Canada

Focusing For Creative Living is a Government Recognized Educational Institution (Canada) providing leading-edge training for mental health professionals and Certification for Focusing Oriented Therapists.
Workshops will be of particular interest to professionals wanting to integrate Focusing into their practice, and those wanting a more comprehensive exploration of the Focusing process with emphasis on effective integration of Focusing into everyday life, personally and professionally. Bala Jaison, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist for individuals, couples, and families and Certifying Coordinator for the Focusing Institute.
For more information, contact Bala at:
balaj@sympatico.ca
+1-416-482-6689

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FOCUSING CERTIFICATION TRAINING (Certification provided by the Focusing Institute)

Boston, Massachusetts USA
Teacher & Training Coordinator:    Joan Klagsbrun, Ph. D.

Dr. Klagsbrun is a licensed psychologist and Certified Focusing Coordinator & Teacher.  She has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and Focusing trainer.  She is an adjunct faculty at Lesley University and Andover Newton Theological School, facilitates monthly CHANGES groups, and has a private practice in the Boston area.  Additional information about Dr. Klagsbrun’s conference presentations can be found at www.newenglandfocusing.com For a flyer describing certification training, please email her at joanklag@aol.com.  The certification training is for psychotherapists and allied professionals.   

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Focusing Workshop Training for the Public and for Counsellors, Therapists, Psychologists, Mediators, and Coaches wanting to develop a Focusing-Oriented Practice

Greg Madison, PhD info@gregmadison.net

Brighton, London (United Kingdom) and Internationally by arrangement

Dr Madison is an experienced Chartered Psychologist, Registered Psychotherapist, Certifying Focusing Coordinator & Accredited Mediator. He is on the faculties of North American and British universities where he is a Senior Lecturer offering Focusing and existential psychotherapy courses on advanced degree programmes. He is also a NHS clinical supervisor and maintains a private practice in Brighton and London. For more information on upcoming trainings or to arrange a training in your area, contact Greg.

http://www.gregmadison.net/focusbrighton

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FOCUSING-ORIENTED 'EMDR' PSYCHOTHERAPY, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING in person, on the telephone, or 'SKYPE' video, nationally and internationally.

Dr. Jim Leonidas Ph.D., C. Psych. Registered Psychologist Ontario 1976 Canadian Register Health Service Provider Psychology 3292

Dr. Jim Leonidas Ph.D., C. Psych. is a Registered Psychologist, and Certified Focusing Teacher and Trainer with over 32 years of Professional Counselling experience. Within the Client-Centered/Person-Centered tradition, he integrates a Focusing-Oriented approach with the 'EMDR' method. He has been using the telephone and 'Skype' for psychotherapy, consultation, and training, both nationally and internationally, for over 32 years. He provides access to people, who for a wide variety of reasons are unable to leave their homes, or are located in isolated rural areas. With a wide variety of professionals, he provides business/practice development and guidance in the areas of professional ethics, boundaries, informed consent, privacy, and burnout/compassion fatigue.

jimleonidas@mac.com

http://web.mac.com/jimleonidas/Site/Services.html

(416) 484 9912 Skype: jimleonidas

10 MCNAIRN Avenue Suite H1 Toronto Ontario Canada M5M 2H5

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POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA/MA IN FOCUSING AND EXPERIENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY Centre for Counselling Studies, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

The Diploma is a one-year course designed for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who wish to extend their expertise into the area of focusing and experiential psychotherapy. It provides experiential training and a grounding in the theory and philosophy of focusing-oriented therapy. A second Unit, normally taken in the year following the Diploma year, extends the programme to a Masters degree. The programme is directed by Dr Campbell Purton, author of The Focusing-Oriented Counselling Primer (2007) and Person-Centred Therapy: The Focusing-Oriented Approach (2004).

Full details and an application form are available from the UEA Centre for Counselling Studies.

Email: j.ramsbottom@uea.ac.uk (administration) c.purton@uea.ac.uk (course content)

Website: http://www.uea.ac.uk/edu/focus.pdf

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10 month Training Program for Helping Professionals in the Focusing-Oriented approach

Ruth Hirsch, MSW, MPH, CMT, Focusing Trainer & Certifying Coordinator

Conducted entirely via teleconference, this program covers Levels 1-4 Listening/Focusing Training plus supervision. Additional practice and study can lead to certification. Contact Ruth at rhirsch@netvision.net.il

Telephone: Israel 02. 563.0999 U.S. 510-868-0885

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Focusing Training for Individuals, and for those seeking certification as Focusing Trainers or Focusing-oriented Therapists

James R. Iberg, Ph.D.

Dr. Iberg is based in Chicago and Evanston, IL and is an Illinois Licensed Psychologist. He is in private practice as a Focusing-oriented therapist, and has been practicing and teaching Focusing since completing his doctoral work with Eugene Gendlin at the University of Chicago in 1979. He is an adjunct faculty member of the Illinois School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University, and a Certifying Coordinator for the Focusing Institute.

Trainings are arranged periodically when a group of 6 students indicating an interest has accumulated, but are also provided on an individual basis for those who are eager to proceed.

For more about Dr. Iberg and contact information, please visit www.empathywork.com

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Certification Training Programs for Experiential Focusing Therapist (FOT) and Creative Edge Focusing Consultant. Both certifications are joint with The Focusing Institute.

Dr. Kathy McGuire, of Creative Edge Focusing (TM)

Dr. McGuire's programs emphasize experiential learning communities and peer Focusing Partnerships and Groups as basic to training, and depend upon teleconferences and e-groups, eliminating the need for travel. See Experiential Focusing Professional Training at http://www.cefocusing.com/services/5b6.php for details of training and Interest Area: Experiential Focusing Therapy at http://www.cefocusing.com/isthisyou/3a1f.php for an introduction to Dr. McGuire's perspective.

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BASIC FOCUSING TRAINING TOWARD CERTIFICATION AS FOCUSING TRAINER OR FOCUSING ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Agnes Rodriguez, Licensed Psychologist and Focusing Trainer

Agnes offers basic training in two languages, (Spanish and English), by phone or face to face, individually or in groups up to 6 (Group training only in Costa Rica) 60 years of life experience in different cultures, raising a large family, migration, life threatening disease, disability at home, political instability.

Phone: 506 268 2768 More information: bridgecr@yahoo.com

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FOCUSING STUDIES AT UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, NORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM

A variety of levels of Focusing at diploma and degree level. check out the link below for more information:

http://www.uea.ac.uk/edu/centreforcounsellingstudies