Certified FOATs: Trainers, Practitioners, Facilitators

Certified FOATs

Trainers, Practitioners, and Facilitators

‣ Certified Focusing Trainer: Specialization in Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts

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 (FOAT) 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!

Trainer

Certified Focusing Trainer: Specialization in Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®)

Recommended by Dr. Laury Rappaport, Certifying Focusing Coordinator and Certified by The International Focusing Institute (TIFI)

Trainer Location

Angela Wei Wah Shum, BScN, MA, MT-BC, MTA, FAMI, HPMT Hong Kong, China

Registered Nurse | Music Therapist
Website: abundantwellness.com.hk
Email: abundantwellness2018@gmail.com

Carla Walmsley-Esteves Bath, England

BSc (Hons) Ecology | MA Dance & Somatic Well-Being

Website: womensomatics.com

Email: c.esteves@live.co.uk

Cecilia Fung Hong Kong, China

MsocSc social work | BEd special needs

Website: Facebook Page: C+ Art For All

Email: humanistic.art@gmail.com

Doreen Meister, MA, LMFT Oakland, CA, USA

California Marriage and Family Therapist (#53555)

Website: doreenmeister.com

Email: creativehearttherapy@gmail.com

Friedgard E. Blob, M.Psych., M.Ed., PCA-T Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Certifiying Coordinator and FOT-FOAT® (TIFI) | Art Therapist in Training

Website: focusing-tuebingen.de/english/

Email: focusing-tuebingen@email.de

Grace Brillantes-Evangelista, Ph.D., RPsy, CSCLP Quezon City, Philippines

Registered Psychologist (#000208)

Website: heartshealingspace.com

Email: gbe.psych@heartshealingspace.com

Grace Wing Yee Chan, BFA, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT Hong Kong SAR, China

Website: chanwinge.carbonmade.com

Email: chanwinge1010@gmail.com

Katherine Kwok Hong Kong, China

Master of Music, LTCL, PGDip Music Therapy
Website: Facebook Page: lovinghearthk

Email: kat3lovingheart@gmail.com

Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC, REAT Hudson, MA, USA

MA Expressive Therapies with Mental Health Counseling Specialization

Website: lynnpollocktherapy.com

Email: lynnpollocktherapy@gmail.com

Marise Lariviere, MA, LMFT, ATR Los Angeles, CA, USA

Private Practice, Psychotherapist

Website: heartfulcounseling.com

Email: mlariviere@heartfulcounseling.com

Yoshiko Kosaka, MA Tokyo, Japan

Clinical Psychologist | Certified Public Psychologist

Email: ykosakapb@gmail.com

Certified FOAT® Practitioners

Practitioner Location

Angela Wei Wah Shum, BScN, MA, MT-BC, MTA, FAMI, HPMT Hong Kong, China

Registered Nurse | Music Therapist
Website: abundantwellness.com.hk
Email: abundantwellness2018@gmail.com

Ari-Asha Castalia, LMFT, ATR San Mateo, CA, USA

Website: aactherapy.com

Email: AACtherapist@gmail.com

Carla Walmsley-Esteves Bath, England
BSc (Hons) Ecology , MA Dance & Somatic Well-Being
Website: womensomatics.com
Email: c.esteves@live.co.uk

Cecilia Fung Hong Kong, China

MsocSc social work, BEd special needs

Website: Facebook Page: C+ Art For All

Email: humanistic.art@gmail.com

Doreen Meister, MA, LMFT Oakland, CA, USA

California Marriage and Family Therapist (#53555)

Website: doreenmeister.com

Email: creativehearttherapy@gmail.com

Ellyn Herb, Ph.D. San Jose, CA, USA

Licensed Psychologist | Certified Eating Disorders Specialist

Website: therapy4women.com

Email: ellyn52@gmail.com

Emily Tara Weiner, LMFT, ATR, CMI Bay Area, CA, USA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#97750) | Registered Art Therapist
Website: mindfulartprogram.com
Email: emilytweiner@gmail.com

Friedgard E. Blob, M.Psych., M.Ed., PCA-T Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Certifiying Coordinator and FOT-FOAT® (TIFI) | Art Therapist in Training

Website: focusing-tuebingen.de/english/

Email: focusing-tuebingen@email.de

Grace Brillantes-Evangelista, Ph.D. Quezon City, Philippines

Registered Psychologist (#000208)

Website: heartshealingspace.com

Email: gbe.psych@heartshealingspace.com

Grace Wing Yee Chan, BFA, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT Hong Kong SAR, China
Website: chanwinge.carbonmade.com
Email: chanwinge1010@gmail.com

Helen Kwon Kalanithi, MA, Ph.D., MPH San Francisco, CA, USA
Website: helenkalanithi.com (currently under construction)
Email: kwonhl@gmail.com

Katherine Kwok Hong Kong, China

Master of Music, LTCL, PGDip Music Therapy
Website: Facebook Page: lovinghearthk
Email: kat3lovingheart@gmail.com

Laura Read, Ph.D. St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Psychologist Irvington, New York, USA
Email: Lreadpublic@gmail.com

Lynn Pollock, MA, LMHC, REAT Hudson, MA, USA

MA Expressive Therapies with Mental Health Counseling Specialization

Website: lynnpollocktherapy.com

Email: lynnpollocktherapy@gmail.com

Mari Furukawa Pietrasanta, Italy

Artist and Psychologist

Website: Facebook Page: WanliMari

Email: wanli_4@hotmail.com

Marise Lariviere, LMFT, ATR Los Angeles, CA, USA
Private Practice | Psychotherapist
Website: heartfulcounseling.com
Email: mlariviere@heartfulcounseling.com

Rachel Howard, LMFT, ATR Belmont, CA, USA
MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy
Email: rachelnovahealing@gmail.com

Rachel Votaw, LMFT, ATR Campbell, CA, USA

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#93359)

Email: votaw.rachel@gmail.com

Rashmi Chidanand, Ph.D. Mountain View, CA, USA

Integrative-Holistic Clinical Psychologist (PSY28622)

Website: TheraVieWellness.com

Email: TheraVieWellness@gmail.com

Vincci Tse Wan Chi Hong Kong, China

Registered Social Worker in Hong Kong | Licensed Hypnotherapist

Email: vinccitse@hotmail.com

Yin Ping Yummie LOK Hong Kong, China