Many of us are feeling shock and hopelessness at this time of public polarization following current world events.  We find ourselves in a world that is driven by fear, mistrust and divisiveness. How can we deal with these disturbing feelings?  Consider attending this webinar:  “Introduction […]

The opening paragraph from the fifth chapter of Dr. Janet Klein’s first volume, on “The Process”. The empathic moment, a brief history– After some basic ground work was done on the Interactive Focusing model, I recognized a big piece was still needed. This interactive model was […]

Writing is a powerful process. One of my favorite classes at the Confidence Clinic I facilitated involved using a writing exercise I learned from Lawson Inada, a Japanese American poet who grew up in Pasadena, California, spending several years during World War II in one […]

As the program supervisor and an instructor for FII’s AFOT initiative, DaRa Williams was recently invited to speak about AFOT in a radio interview on  New York’s WBAI “Positive Mind”. Her approach to AFOT arises from her work with clients on issues of trauma, oppression […]

( We are planning a webinar on the topics discussed below – your fears and uncertainties, unfolding political and social events that are affecting you, and being the ‘middle of action’. Please check back on this website for more information) When we are in the […]

The opening line from the fourth chapter of Dr. Janet Klein’s first volume, on “The Process”. What is Interactive Focusing Interactive Focusing is what I call the third stage in the developmental line of Focusing or body sense-based practices. To read more, click the link below: