Focusing is based on our ability to experience and process a bodily felt sense. This course describes what makes this possible, how it relates to fostering therapeutic change, and how to apply it effectively in therapy. The Sunflower Mind metaphor reflects a focus on interaction, as opposed […]

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? How do you be with someone who has suffered from a traumatic event? Maybe they just lost everything in a fire or earthquake or other traumatic event? Maybe you could use some extra emotional […]

Embodied intelligence: Focusing as your Inner GPS Disembodied Intelligence, otherwise known as Artificial Intelligence, has made tremendous headway. It is now capable of learning from experience as opposed to just following predetermined steps.   As human beings, if we only make use of our disembodied […]

Psychological first aid (PFA)  is a peer based process. Professionals can use PFA, but it really is designed for use by anyone who knows how to listen well. Whether we’re professionals or not, it is what to do when you’re in the midst of a […]

Psychosocial Support and Community Wellness (PSSCW): We, at Focusing Initiatives International, believe that each of us is intimately connected to our community and that our own wellness is reflected in and responds to the wellness of the community as a whole. That is what psychosocial […]

Psychological first aid (PFA)  is a peer based process. Professionals can use PFA, but it really is designed for use by anyone who knows how to listen well. Whether we’re professionals or not, it is what to do when you’re in the midst of a […]

Psychosocial Support and Community Wellness (PSSCW): We, at Focusing Initiatives International, believe that each of us is intimately connected to our community and that our own wellness is reflected in and responds to the wellness of the community as a whole. That is what psychosocial […]