Leading to Certification with the International Focusing Institute (TIFI)This training is open to anyone who wants to deepen and refine their Focusing skills beyond the basic Levels 1–5. The intention to work professionally with Focusing is not a requirement, though the training supports those who wish to share Focusing professionally with individuals and groups.
You are equally welcome if your interest is simply to enrich your Focusing Partnerships and bring more depth and clarity into your daily life.
I will provide supportive conditions and a safe framework for you to explore the Focusing areas that you are drawn to and feel passionate about. This will awaken your creativity and help you find your own style and niche.
I offer my teaching to a small group of trainees so that I can accompany each person optimally in their own unique process.
Facilitator Training – Year One (Certified Focusing Facilitator):
Teacher Training – Year Two (Certified Focusing Trainer):
Focusing Facilitator Training (Year One)
If you would like to attend only the first year to learn how to offer Focusing to individuals, please ask. Mentoring sessions and classes with me add up to 122 hours over one year.
In addition, please plan an average of half a day per week for your “Self-Directed Learning”.
While the training is structured over one year, completion may take longer. I recommend allowing up to two years to complete the Focusing Facilitator Training.
Focusing Teacher (Trainer) Training (Year Two)
If you have trained with another Coordinator to offer Focusing one-on-one and would like to attend the second year of my training to learn how to teach Focusing to groups, please ask.
Mentoring sessions and classes with me add up to 122 hours over one year.
In addition, please plan an average of half a day per week for your “Self-Directed Learning”.
While the training is structured over one year, completion may take longer. I recommend allowing up to two years to complete the Focusing Teacher Training.
The Full Two-Year Training (Facilitator & Teacher Training)
If you join both the Focusing Facilitator Training and the Teacher Training with me, the mentoring sessions and classes with me total 202 to 244 hours over two years.
In the second year, you will have two options:
In addition, please plan an average of half a day per week for your “Self-Directed Learning”.
While the training is structured over two years, completion may take longer. I recommend allowing two to three years to complete the full training (Focusing Facilitator & Teacher Training).
This training includes online classes with instructional materials, supervised practice, and self-chosen topics and projects. The combination of structured learning with other trainees and self-directed exploration allows you to craft an experience that best fits your learning style and your life situation.
During the classes, you will share your learning journey with other trainees. Basic topics include the following: Revisiting Focusing basics, learning to accompany and guide those new to Focusing (year one – Facilitator Training), learning how to teach Focusing to groups (year two – Teacher Training), and understanding practical aspects of working professionally, such as finding language for advertising, insurance, accepting clients, or referring clients. As the trainees grow in experience, the class content will increasingly be shaped according to their interests and input.
Training tools will include the following:
While participation in the classes is expected, each person’s situation and needs are unique. If something doesn’t fit or isn’t possible for you, we can look for alternatives together.
One-to-one meetings offer an opportunity to share your progress and explore directions forward. You can bring questions and topics for discussion, as well as request emotional support when facing challenges. Meeting formats may include Focusing time, mentoring, supervision, or any other support you need.
Self-directed learning involves the following:
I encourage students to get involved in the international Focusing community by joining workshops, gatherings, and a variety of Focusing Partnerships.
I am happy to review any journaling or creative work that comes from trainees’ research and meetings with fellow Focusers.
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I discuss class times and days with those interested in the training to make it work for everyone. Participation in the classes is required, but if an aspect of the training does not fit or isn’t possible for you, we can find other options together.
Each year, fourteen trainee class meetings (3 hours each) are scheduled roughly as follows:
Months 1–2 — twice per month
Months 3–10 — one class per month (with a six-week break)
Months 11–12 — twice per month
Revisiting the Focusing Skills Course (Levels 1–5): 20 classes of 3 hours each, followed by 20 × 30-minute debriefing sessions with trainees.
The above schedule is only a rough estimate. It depends on when the Levels 1–5 Focusing Course takes place within the professional training and on participants’ availability.
On average, please plan about half a day per week for self-directed learning.
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You are eligible for certification through The International Focusing Institute (TIFI) when you have met all training requirements and when you and I—as your mentor and Certifying Coordinator—feel that you are ready to offer Focusing in a way that is authentic to you. (The training is competency-based.) You can then call yourself a Certified Focusing Facilitator (Practitioner) or a Certified Focusing Trainer (Teacher). You will also be eligible for certification through the British Focusing Association (BFA) and may be eligible for certification in other countries. More about certification with TIFI and with BFA.
As a Certified Focusing Facilitator, you can introduce and guide people who are new to Focusing in one-to-one settings.
As a Certified Focusing Trainer, you can also teach Focusing to groups. You are eligible to offer the TIFI “Proficiency in Focusing Partnership Award” to students in your courses. This allows your students to join the TIFI and BFA Focusing Partnership Network and/or may serve as a first step before they train to become a Focusing Professional.
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Training times are arranged so that participants from both America and Europe can join.
My training begins once enough people have expressed interest, and we have agreed on a day and time for the first class meetings that works for everyone. Typically, I offer my training to 4–6 trainees. Please contact me if you are considering joining. You are welcome to join this professional training to deepen your Focusing skills, even if you do not plan to work with Focusing professionally.
Focusing Facilitator Training
My envisioned start date is September 2026.
Focusing Teacher Training (Certified Focusing Trainer)
(To join the Teacher Training, you must have the Focusing Facilitator competencies.)
Please ask. My envisioned start date is still open.
The Full Two-Year Training
The full two-year training includes both the Focusing Facilitator and Teacher Training. It always begins with the Facilitator Training.
Please take a look at each detailed training description:
Register for the 1-hour session:
A Focusing session is required before you can sign up for the training. You pay for this session at my regular session rates, but it will be credited against the training fee if you decide to join.
Pay the remaining balance to complete registration for the training (for one quarter or for the full year).
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Please take a look at each detailed training description:
I am a Certifying Coordinator-in-Training. My mentor is Fiona Parr (England), and my Supporting Mentors are Ria van Hage (the Netherlands) and Beth Mahler (United States).
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Focusing Course for BeginnersThis course fits European and American time zones.
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2-month – basic course:
Mondays, Oct 5, 2026, to Nov 30, 2026
6-month – full course:
Mondays, Oct 5, 2026, to April 5, 2027
Relate to yourself and others with freshness, emotional intelligence, and an open heart.
Di. Abend 23. bis So. Mittag 28. Juni 2026
Lasse das Vertrauen in Deine authentischen Impulse wachsen.
Lebe mit innerer Ruhe und Gelassenheit –
mit einer Qualität von Leichtigkeit im Moment: kreativ, wach, verspielt.
Wage eine Reise nach innen –
getragen durch die Gruppe und die wunderschöne Umgebung.
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