We offer courses to train therapists in Focusing-oriented therapy. Each of our 4 courses can be taken on its own. If you take all 4, in any order you wish, you can be certified as a Focusing-oriented therapist (FOT) by The International Focusing Institute.
All courses are grounded in the practice of Focusing, an embodied experiential process that flows naturally:
Through Focusing we can unlock doors and move into dimensions that cannot be entered through the intellect alone.
–Eugene Gendlin, Focusing
This training program was created by Jan Winhall, Leslie Ellis, and Serge Prengel as the result of many discussions about Focusing, therapy, and teaching. Our approaches are different and complementary. See: Our training program.
We offer 4 courses. You are welcome to take just one, or as few as you please. There is no specific order in which to take these courses.
If you take all 4 courses, you are eligible for certification by the International Focusing Institute. Taking all 4 courses at a reasonable pace while working as a therapist takes 2 years or so.
They are all suitable for all levels of Focusing experience, including therapists who have no prior knowledge of Focusing.
Courses are scheduled at a time of day that is convenient to people on both coasts of North America as well as in Europe.
Serge’s two courses are based on his work with trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy and with the process of mindful change.
Leslie’s course reflects her in-depth expertise in dreamwork and combining Jungian and Focusing approaches.
Jan’s course is about her pioneering work with trauma and addiction that combines felt-sensing and the Polyvagal Theory.
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