All proceeds, after paying the running expenses, will go to women’s education in Iran and Afghanistan. ♥
Raha foundation presents
International Conference on
Cultural Lens in Therapy
A series of international conferences on diversity in therapy
— Speakers from 20+ countries
Every therapist knows about the importance of embracing our clients’ culture and the need to be sensitive to their cultural systems, while at the same time being wisely aware of their own interpreting processes. Many of us, however, do not have the opportunity to be exposed to different cultures, either because of where we live, or where our clients are based. This conference is an opportunity to experience a diversity of cultures, ask questions and grow in a safe and welcoming place.
Join us at the International Conference on Cultural Lens in Therapy, and learn about more than twenty different cultures, by way of true stories from experts all over the world.
Because Stories Matter!
Stories heal.
Stories connect us to each other at the deepest levels.
We invite each other to the unseen, untold, unheard parts of us.
We create bridges by unfolding our stories from one culture to another.
Culture is essential to everyone’s core meaning-making processes. Cultural values shape our relationships, ways of behaving, thinking, feeling, sensing ourselves, and our core beliefs.
Culture is not a thing that a person ‘has’, but an integral part of every person’s way of processing.
A Cultural Lens is the way you perceive the diverse cultures that exist in society.
At this conference we will learn how to apply our cultural lens in therapy, in order to become more accessible, responsive and engaging in our ongoing professional relationship with clients, and we explore how the use of a cultural lens can act as a tool for avoiding mistakes and creating a deeper connection.
This workshop is for Mental Health Providers, Psychologists, Social Workers, MFTs, and Counselors.
Learning Objectives
- 1. Relate the importance of embracing client diversity and culture to their own practices.
- 2. Identify issues of cultural differences with couples and families.
- 3. Identify our own and defensiveness with certain clients.
- 4. Discuss the origins of these beliefs and behaviors.
- 5. Construct new ways of being with others who are different from ourselves.
- 6. Appraise clients to identify generational trauma and respond to it appropriately.
- 7. Construct new ways of relating to clients who are different from ourselves.
- 8. Demonstrate newly learned culturally competent skills through small group discussions.
The course content level: Introductory/Beginning level.
Keynotes
Dr. Sue Johnson, Ed.D., C. Psych. Canada
Dr. Sue Johnson is the primary developer of the Emotionally Focused model of couple therapy (EFT). She is the author of several seminal books and numerous articles on couple and family therapy as well as the popular book Hold Me Tight (2008). Sue holds professorships at the University of Ottawa and at Alliant University in San Diego, California. She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Research in Family Therapy Award from the American Family Therapy Academy.
www.DrSueJohnson.com
Jila Behnad, LMFT , Iran
Jila Behnad is an Iranian American Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who graduated from JFK University. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at Palo Alto University where she teaches Emotionally Focused Therapy to graduate students. She is certified by the International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) as a Certified EFT Therapist and Supervisor. She is also trained in EMDR, CBT, ACT and DBT. Jila is also the CEO and Founder of Raha Foundation, a non-profit mental health organization in Northern California. Jila is also the director of the ICEEFT affiliated EFT community in Iran. www.JilaBehnad.com
Prof. Kyriaki Polychroni, R. Psych, MFT, CGP, ECP, Greece
Kyriaki Polychroni is a Greek-Canadian Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a long-standing Clinical and Faculty member of the “Athenian Institute of Anthropos”in Greece. She is a founding member of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA) and the association’s Past President. She is also Honorary Chair of the European Chamber of Training Institutes (EFTA-TIC). Kyriaki is the Founder and Coordinator of the “EFT Greek Network”. She trains professionals in Couple and Family Therapy throughout Greece and Europe, particularly in the Balkan countries of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hersegovina, Rep. of N. Macedonia and Bulgaria and in Iran. http://www.eft.net.gr
Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD , Iran, UK, US
Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD, is a social psychologist and global thought leader in the fields of couples counseling (with sub-specialization in psychosexual therapy), cross-cultural fluency, diversity and inclusion. She has practiced across the world, including in London, New York and Palo Alto, and currently in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Sara is the recipient of multiple awards and accolades. In 2007, she received the World Association for Sexual Health runner-up award for Excellence and Innovation for her international work in the area of human development. In 2011, she was a winner for Pfizer’s Innovation of the Year Award.
www.sara-nasserzadeh.com
Kathryn de Bruin, LMFT , South Africa
Kathryn de Bruin is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified EFT Trainer and Supervisor. She has a full time private practice in San Diego, CA where she works with children and families. Kathryn teaches Play Therapy at the University of California, San Diego, in the Play Therapy Program, and practicum at Bethel University. She is a Director for the San Diego Center for EFT, and serves various communities like Spokane, WA and Arizona. With a heart for her homeland South Africa, Kathryn started, She travels back frequently to provide trainings.
www.Kathrynebruin.com
Naomi B. Rather, Ph.D.,LCMHC , Emcee
Naomi B. Rather, Ph.D., LCMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice in New Hampshire with specialties in trauma, grief, couples and family counseling. She is an ICEEFT certified therapist and supervisor and the co-founder of Seacoast EFT. Naomi holds certification in EMDR and is also trained in psychedelic assisted psychotherapy through the Psychedelic Somatic Institute. Naomi particularly enjoys collaborating with colleagues on the topics of attachment, cultural attunement and inclusiveness within the wider EFT community.She is the co-host of a highly rated podcast called That Relationship Show, available on itunes and Spotify. www.rathercounseling.com
Speakers
Ronald Asiimwe, M.S, LLMFT - Uganda
Ronald grew up in Uganda and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) program at Michigan State University (MSU). Ronald has research and clinical experience practicing in US states of Oklahoma and Michigan, and in his home country of Uganda. His research focuses on parenting, evidence-based relational interventions grounded in context and culture, and family therapy in Africa. Ronald is trained in the PMTO parenting intervention, EFT, and CBCT. He has won awards including the Miriam Kelly African scholars award from MSU and recently the 2021 AAMFT leadership development award: https://ronscholarlyhub.com
Dr. Giulia Altera - Italy
Dr. Giulia Altera is a Psychotherapist and a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. She is a certified Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist in EFT. Co-founders of the EFT Italia Community and the Director of the EFT North Italy Center Giulia is also a certified Schema Therapist and she completed the Training on the treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders with Dr. Kathy Steele (ISSTD). She speaks Italian (mother tongue), Portuguese and English and provides therapy, supervision, and training in the three languages. Giulia is helping, with great love and enthusiasm in the development of EFT in Brazil and Portugal. She is simply passionate about attachment, love, and the connections between people, wherever they are, emotionally and in the world. www.eftitaliacommunity.com
Dr. Mona Cheraghi - Iran
Mona Cheraghi is a certified EFT therapist and supervisor candidate from ICEEFT.
She received the Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology in 2015 and specialized in couple therapy. She joined the department of counseling, Shahid Beheshti University, as an assistant professor in 2016. In 2020 she started her private practice as a clinical psychologist. Her current research interests include family relations cultural psychology, and culturally sensitive treatments. She has published several scientific papers in the field of clinical psychology, family relationships, and cultural psychology. She professionally trained in CBT, Schema Therapy, and EFT. She has appeared as an expert on numerous TV and radio programs. Mona.cheraghi@yahoo.com
Yve Gould, R.P. - New Zealand
Yve lives in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand where she sees couples both in person and on-line, and individuals in her private psychotherapy practice. Yve offers EFT Intensives for couples and she is passionate about spreading the word and supporting others to learn EFT. Yve facilitates on-line supervision groups for therapists who are training in EFT. She has been co-leading Hold Me Tight® workshops for the past 6 years. Yve is a certified EFT trainer, supervisor and therapist and a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master’s degree in counselling, a diploma in teaching, and a lifelong love of encouraging experiencing and learning.
www.yvegould.co.nz
Dr. Simona Herb, Ph.D. - Romania
Simona is a licensed Systemic Marriage and Family Therapist in Iasi, Romania, as well as a Certified EFT Trainer and Supervisor and a Founder and Director of the Psiris Center, home of EFT Romania. Simona completed her doctoral research on forgiveness, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and couple satisfaction. Ever since 2013 she has lead the process of growing an EFT community over all Romania. Teaching alongside her mentors, both in Romanian and English, has allowed Simona to welcome to EFT training sessions in Romania foreign therapists as well (Italy, Poland).
www.eftromania.ro
Dr. Ting Liu, Ph.D., LMFT - Taiwan
Ting Liu, Ph.D, the clinical director of Philadelphia Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy and the founder of Asia Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy, is a certified EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) trainer, supervisor and therapist. Her publications include four books she has translated into Chinese in the field of MFT and EFT. Dr. Liu offers EFT training, supervision, and case consultation to therapists in the Philadelphia area, as well as to therapists in Beijing, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Shanghai, Shenzen, Singapore, Taipei, and Tokyo. www.philadelphiacenterforeft.org
Lieven Migerode, MA. R. Psych - Belgium
Lieven Migerode is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and founder of EFT Belgium. He introduced EFT in Belgium in 2006 and now teaches EFT as a certified Trainer and Supervisor. At the Psychiatric University Hospital of Leuven, for 30 years, he co-lead the postgraduate training program in Marital and Family Therapy. In his clinical practice, couples have been at the core for 40 years. Lieven is a Certified Trainer and Supervisor and former President of the National Association for MFT (BVRGS). EFT and love are his passion, as shown in his 2015 book on Love and Loving (Dutch). Together with Jef Slootmaeckers he trains therapists to work with couples suffering from violence in their relationship. www.eft-belgium.org
Peter Muhwati, CSW - Zimbabwe
Peter is a Clinical Social Worker in private practice living in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the founder and registered clinician at Stepping-Stone Counseling. His clinical experience includes work within palliative care in Zimbabwe. Peter has advanced training in EFT and is completing Essential Skills 1 in AEDP. He completed his higher education at Penn State University and Royal Holloway, University of London. Following his undergraduate degree, he entered the religious life of the Franciscan Friars. He is still guided by Franciscan Spirituality. www.therapyroute.com/therapist/peter-muhwati-harare-zw
Heike McCahon, MA. New Zealand
Heike is an experienced counsellor and educator with over 30 years experience and a therapist, supervisor and trainer in EFT. She has a Master’s degree in education and a diploma in both teaching and counselling. Since 2013 she has been intensively involved with the growth of EFT in New Zealand and has helped form a solid base of EFT therapists throughout the country. She is originally from Germany but has been in New Zealand since 1988. She lives in Christchurch where she works in private practice, mainly seeing couples and supervisees. She works in person as well as online. www.christchurchcounselling.co.nz
Dr Clare Rosoman, Psych - Australia
Clare is a clinical psychologist and co-director of the Australian Centre for EFT (ACEFT) where she and Dr Jenny Fitzgerald grow the Australian EFT community. Clare has spoken nationally and internationally on EFT and is happiest when inspiring other therapists in the EFT model. Clare believes in the power of attachment and connection in all relationships; whether dyadic, polyamorous, monogamous or consensually non-monogamous and the unique people who make them what they are; whether hetero, LGBTIQ+, cis, trans, gender non-conforming – all beautiful humans.
www.aceft.com.au
Lee Reuveni - Israel
Lee has MSW, Master of Social Work and Master in Gender Studies. She is a
Certified Sexual Therapist and also Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist. Lee is the author of two sex education books for teens and children.
leereuveni@gmail.com
www.miniyut.co.il
Dr. Zoya Simakhodskaya, Ph.D. Russia, Ukraine
Zoya is a licensed Psychologist and Certified Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer. She has a full-time practice in New York City working with adults and couples, specializing in cross-cultural and bilingual couples and families. Zoya is one of the founding members and Executive Director of NYCEFT. She also founded the Center for Psychological and Interpersonal Development in New York City. She continues to teach as a voluntary faculty at NYU School of Medicine and CUNY. Zoya presents and teaches nationally on EFT and now is also bringing EFT training to therapists in Russia and Ukraine.
www.cpidnyc.com
Dalia Sileem-Naguid LMFT - Egypt
Dalia Sileem-Naguib is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is a Certified EFT therapist and Supervisor candidate from ICEEFT as well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist from JFK University. Dalia is the Co-founder and Director of the Egyptian Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is very eager to share EFT with clinicians in Egypt, where she is originally from. She also provides workshops and presentations around the World on different topics, such as EFT and Eating Disorders. www.egyceft.com
Bojan Vukovic - Serbia
Serbia Bojan Vukovic is a Certified EFT couple therapist and supervisor in supervision. Also, he is Certified as a Certified Systemic Family Therapist, supervisor, and trainer in Serbia. He had experience working with children and youth without parental care (he worked in institution and NGO) Now, he has a full-time practice in Belgrade, Serbia, working with adults, families with adolescents, and especially with couples. vukovicbojan85@gmail.com
Karin Wagenaar, LMFT - Netherland
Karin Wagenaar is a Certified EFT Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer in the Netherlands. She is a fully licensed psychotherapist and Marital and Family Therapist. Karin works in private practice, treating couples and families, and was a clinical director for 11 years in an in-patient clinic for clients with severe personality disorders. She is also a faculty member at the RINO Group in Utrecht, the Netherlands, teaching psychotherapy and systems therapy. In addition, she trains in EFT and enjoys supervising therapists in EFT. She is the chair of the Dutch foundation for EFT. www.wagenaar-psychotherapie.nl
Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu Saydam, Ph.D. - Turkey
Located in İstanbul, Turkey, Dr. Senem Zeytinoğlu-Saydam, LMFT, is an AAMFT approved supervisor and EFT trainer. She is the co-founder of Turkish EFT Association and its current president. She is an assistant professor at Özyeğin University Department of Psychology. Aside from her faculty position, she holds a private practice where she sees individuals, couples and families and provides clinical supervision to graduate students. She serves on the board of International Family Therapy Association and she presents nationally and internationally.
www.ozyegin.edu.tr/en/
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