Certified FOAT® Trainees
Disclaimer: Please note that this directory of professionals verifies the successful completion of required educational and supervisory hours prescribed by The Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute. The Institute holds no liability for the actions of these professionals or the effectiveness of their services. We also request that all email addresses be used only for direct contact regarding clinical, referral and professional purposes only. Thank you!
Certified Focusing Trainer: Specialization in Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts
Recommended by Dr. Laury Rappaport, Certifying Focusing Coordinator and Certified by The International Focusing Institute
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Angela Wei Wah Shum, BScN, MA, MT-BC, MTA, FAMI, HPMT Hong Kong, China
Registered Nurse | Music Therapist
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Cecilia Fung Hong Kong, China
MsocSc social work, BEd special needs
Website: Facebook page: C+ Art For All
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Doreen Meister, MA, LMFT Oakland, CA, USA
California Marriage and Family Therapist (#53555)
Website: www.doreenmeister.com
Email: creativehearttherapy@gmail.com
Grace Brillantes-Evangelista, Ph.D. Quezon City, Philippines
Registered Psychologist (#000208)
Website: Facebook page: ArtPsych Circle, Inc.
Email: gracieevangelista@gmail.com
Grace Wing Yee Chan, BFA, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT Hong Kong SAR, China
Website: https://chanwinge.carbonmade.com/
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Katherine Kwok Hong Kong, China
Master of Music, LTCL, PGDip Music Therapy
Website: Facebook @lovinghearthk
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Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC Hudson, MA, USA
MA Expressive Therapies with Mental Health Counseling Specialization
Website: lynnpollocktherapy.com
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Marise Lariviere, LMFT, ATR Los Angeles, CA, USA
Private Practice, Psychotherapist
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Certified FOAT® Practitioners
Practitioner Location
Angela Wei Wah Shum, BScN, MA, MT-BC, MTA, FAMI, HPMT Hong Kong, China
Registered Nurse | Music Therapist
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Ari-Asha Castalia, LMFT, ATR San Mateo, CA, USA
Website: http://www.aactherapy.com/
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Carla Walmsley-Esteves Bath, England
BSc (Hons) Ecology , MA Dance & Somatic Well-Being
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Cecilia Fung Hong Kong, China
MsocSc social work, BEd special needs
Website: Facebook page: C+ Art For All
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Doreen Meister, MA, LMFT Oakland, CA, USA
California Marriage and Family Therapist (#53555)
Website: www.doreenmeister.com
Email: creativehearttherapy@gmail.com
Ellyn Herb, Ph.D. San Jose, CA, USA
Licensed Psychologist | Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Website: www.therapy4women.com
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Emily Tara Weiner, LMFT, ATR, CMI Bay Area, CA, USA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#97750) | Registered Art Therapist
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Friedgard E. Blob Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Certifiying Coordinator TIFI | Person-centered Psychotherapist
Website: | www.focuszarts.jimdofree.com
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Grace Brillantes-Evangelista, Ph.D. Quezon City, Philippines
Registered Psychologist (#000208)
Website: Facebook page: ArtPsych Circle, Inc.
Email: gracieevangelista@gmail.com
Grace Wing Yee Chan, BFA, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT Hong Kong SAR, China
Website: https://chanwinge.carbonmade.com/
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Helen Kwon Kalanithi, MA, Ph.D., MPH San Francisco, CA, USA
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Katherine Kwok Hong Kong, China
Master of Music, LTCL, PGDip Music Therapy
Website: Facebook @lovinghearthk
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Laura Read, Ph.D. St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Psychologist Irvington, New York, USA
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Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC Hudson, MA, USA
MA Expressive Therapies with Mental Health Counseling Specialization
Website: lynnpollocktherapy.com
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Marise Lariviere, LMFT, ATR Los Angeles, CA, USA
Private Practice, Psychotherapist
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Rachel Howard, LMFT, ATR Belmont, CA, USA
MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy
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Rachel Votaw, LMFT, ATR Campbell, CA, USA
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#93359)
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Rashmi Chidanand, Ph.D. Mountain View, CA, USA
Integrative-Holistic Clinical Psychologist (PSY28622)
Website: www.TheraVieWellness.com
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Vincci Tse Wan Chi Hong Kong, China
Registered Social Worker in Hong Kong | Licensed Hypnotherapist
Yin Ping Yummie LOK Hong Kong, China
MSocSc Behavioral Health, MSocSc Counseling
Website: http://yummielok.wixsite.com/poems-artworks-hedi
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Yoshiko Kosaka, MA Tokyo, Japan
Clinical Psychologist | Certified Public Psychologist
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Certified FOAT® Facilitators
Facilitator Location
Carolyn T. Tongco Caloocan City, Philippines
Arts Instructor
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Karen Quatsoe, BFA Yardley, PA, USA
Photography Prop Stylist | FOT Trainer
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Krisdean Law Hong Kong, China
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Tse Kar Man Almas Hong Kong, China
Registered Social Worker | Certified Focusing Trainer (TIFI)
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Soming So, MA Hong Kong, China
Design Manager
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