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Richard G. Erskine, Ph.D., Responsabile Didattico dell’Istituto di Psicoterapia Integrativa, è psicologo clinico con trent’anni di esperienza nella pratica clinica e nella formazione in psicoterapia. È specializzato nel trattamento di bambini gravemente disturbati; ha diretto una comunità terapeutica in un carcere di massima sicurezza; e nella pratica professionale si è specializzato nel trattamento di ossessioni, dissociazione e processi schizoidi. Nel 1972, professore alla Uiversity of Illinois, il Dott. Erskine ha sviluppato i primi concetti della Psicoterapia Integrativa. Nel 1976 ha fondato l’Istituto di Psicoterapia Integrativa di New York City ed ogni anno tiene corsi teorico-pratici in diversi paesi ed in altri istituti di formazione negli Stati Uniti. Ha pubblicato quattro libri e numerosi articoli sulla pratica della psicoterapia.

Joshua Zavin, Ph.D., è psicologo clinico ed esercita privatamente a Morristown, New Jersey dal 1990. La sua pratica professionale con adulti include aree di specializzazione quali l’abuso di sostanze e gli approcci corporei alla psicoterapia. Dal 1987 al 1989 è stato Senior Psychologist presso l’Elmhurst City Hospital Outpatient Alcoholism Treatment Program ad Elmhurst nel Queens. Dal 1981 al 1987 ha lavorato come terapista massaggiatore a New York. Ha assolto gli incarichi di Program Chair della Morris County Psychological Association (MCPA) dal 2002 al 2004; Past President dell’MCPA dal 1999 al 2001; Membership Chair dell’MCPA dal 1996 al 1998.

Joan Adria D’Amico, LCSW, è assistente sociale clinico con laurea di secondo grado in Sessualità Umana, Matrimonio e Vita Famigliare. Ha esercitato come psicoterapeuta per più di vent’anni, sia in ambito pubblico che privato. Ha organizzato gruppi di supporto in carceri femminili, regionali e statali; ha tenuto corsi sulla sessualità umana nelle Università di New York City, Westchester e Rockland; è stata supervisore sul campo nelle scuole per assistenti sociali; tenuto conferenze sul tema della salute mentale. È Psicoterapeuta Integrativa specializzanda in terapia individuale, di coppia e di gruppo e tiene un gruppo di supervisione continuativo per professionisti esperti. È membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione dell’International Integrative Psychotherapy Association e co-fondatore dell’Integrative Psychotherapy Associates a New York e ad Amburgo in Germania.

Burkhard Hofmann, M.D., esercita la Psicoterapia Integrativa ad Amburgo, Germania. Ha esperienza clinica in medicina interna, ortopedia e psichiatria. Ha introdotto nel sistema ospedaliero tedesco la psicoterapia di gruppo orientata sul corpo per il trattamento del mal di schiena cronico. Attualmente si interessa degli effetti intergenerazionali dei traumi culturali. Abile violinista, tratta molte persone con le arti espressive. È co-fondatore dell’Integrative Psychotherapy Associates a New York e ad Amburgo in Germania.

Janet P. Moursund, Ph.D., è psicologa clinica e Professore Emerito Associato di Counseling Psychology all’University of Oregon. Prima del pensionamento dall’Università esercitava la psicoterapia privatamente ad Eugene, Oregon. È la fondatrice del Eugene Community Counseling Center, un centro di consulenza a basso costo che oggi festeggia il suo 25°anno di continua operatività. La Dott.ssa Moursund ha pubblicato dieci libri in diverse aree di psicologia e psicoterapia, tra cui tre che descrivono la teoria e la pratica della psicoterapia integrativa focalizzata sulla relazione (due in collaborazione con Richard Erskine; uno in collaborazione con Richard Erskine e rebecca Trautmann). Il suo libro “The Practice of Counseling and Therapy” è attualmente alla sua quarta edizione.

Marye O’Reilly-Knapp, PhD, RN , esercita privatamente come psicoterapeuta a Devon, PA, ed è ricercatrice alla School of Nursing della Widener University, dove sta sviluppando un corso di perfezionamento in infermeria psichiatrica. E infermiera clinica specializzata certificata dall’American Nurses Association, riconosciuta dall’American Group Psychotherapy Association, ed è Analista Transazionale Clinico. Ha pubblicato in riviste specifiche diversi articoli sul trauma, la dissociazione, il processo schizoide e la Psicoterapia Integrativa. Marye ha insegnato in tutti gli Stati Uniti, in Canada e in parte dell’Europa. Attualmente sta conducendo la formazione di psicoterapeuti in Ryazan, Russia.

Carol Merle-Fishman, M.A., CMT, LCAT, LMHC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, certified in Integrative Psychotherapy, Clinical Transactional Analysis and Music Therapy. In the early part of her career, she worked in a variety of hospital and clinical settings as a Music Therapy Consultant and Supervisor, and held faculty positions in a number of undergraduate and graduate Music Therapy programs. She is a past president of the American Association for Music Therapy. In the early 1980's she began her study of Transactional Analysis and Integrative Psychotherapy, expanding her work to include these modalities. She currently maintains a private practice in Cortlandt Manor, NY where she works with individuals, groups and couples, offering Integrative Psychotherapy, Music Therapy and clinical supervision. A frequent presenter at national and international conferences, she has published articles on both Music Therapy and Integrative Psychotherapy and is the co-author of The Music Within You. Carol is a Founding Member and a Teaching and Supervising faculty member of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association.

Sandra Watson is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. She has, for a little over 20 years, maintained a private practice in the East Midlands region of the UK. Her practice includes working with individuals, couples and groups both in her private practice and agency contracts. She also provides clinical supervision to therapists nationwide. Sandra’s original trainings over a seven-year period were Psychodynamic Counselling followed immediately by Gestalt Psychotherapy training. In 1994 she began integrating these two approaches and many more during the last 17 years, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of Integrative Psychotherapy and a theory of methods, her quest for excellence is on going and continues today!

She was a core tutor and Director of Matrix College (East Anglia UK), 2006 through 2010 providing an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling training programme to BSc (Hons) degree level, Sandra enjoyed her role during this time and remains a visiting tutor.

Her focus has been, and still is, to provide Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling professional development programmes to those wanting to enhance their original college training. Enabling clinicians to further develop expertise in their clinical practice, in the interest of their clients, their supervisees and their own professional and personal integration. Sandra is a Founding Member of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association and a Certified International Integrative Psychotherapy Trainer & Supervisor. Her belief is that professional and personal learning is a life long process and never ceases; this notion is what keeps her passion alive in continually seeking to provide an effective Integrative relational psychotherapy as a therapist and as a teacher.

Amaia Mauriz- Etxabe, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Certified European Psychotherapist who specializes in  adults, adolescents, families and group therapy.   Since 1988 she has served as the Director of the Institute Bios, Psicólogos in Bilbao (Basque Country-Spain) where for 20 years she has organized and coordinate ongoing training programs in transactional analysis, psychodrama and integrative psychotherapy in cooperation with both the Offical Colleague of Psychologist and Deusto Unuversity. Throughout her professional life she has been involved member in several professional associations; currently she serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Commission of Standards and Certification of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association.  She has presented her work in group therapy, psycho-drama, and integrative psychotherapy at several national and international conferences.

La dott.ssa Elena Maria Guarrella Psicologo, Psicoterapeuta, Trainer e Supervisore Integrativo Internazionale certificato dell’I.I.P.A., lavora dal 1978 come psicoterapeuta e formatore in ambito privato ed in Consultori familiari; è specializzata nel lavoro con coppie, individui, gruppi. Fondatrice e Direttore Didattico Area Formazione dell’IANTI. Dal 1995 conduce corsi di formazione in psicoterapia relazionale integrativa per Psicoterapeuti, Counselors e trainers. Ha pubblicato parecchi articoli su Quaderni dell’IANTI ed è autrice di un libro e coautrice di 3 libri.

Lise Small, M.A., is a certified psychologist, trainer and supervisor in Integrative Psychotherapy. Among others, her training has included Jungian analysis. She is a clinical member of the International Transactional Analysis Association, a founding member of the French Institute of Transactional Analysis, has served as vice president of the European Association of Transactional Analysis and as a member of the its Ethics committee. She spent several years on the editorial boards of the Transactional Analysis Journal and Actualités (the French Journal).

Lise maintains a private practice in Paris and works in both French and English. She has taught and led workshops in France, Spain, England and Slovenia. She is a trainer and supervisor in Integrative Psychotherapy and currently leads several training groups. As an active member and former president of an American Association of Women in Europe, she has participated in their extensive research on bilingualism, bi-cultures and the problems of dual nationalities.

Her focus as a therapist and trainer has been the in-depth comprehension of archaic relational needs and how to work with adults who have experienced extreme lack, neglect or abuse. She respects each client or trainee as a unique person, working and changing in his or her unique way, and that this is the essence of an integrated approach to psychotherapy.

Lise has published two articles:
"A Brief Sketch by an Integrative Psychotherapist”, TAJ Vol 26 No.4 October 1996
And
"On Being Competent even if we don't know everything", TAJ 32 No 4 October 2002