Focusing has many faces
If you decide to study with us, you’ll soon learn that Focusing, while used in psychology and other healing modalities, is a deeply personal practice. It invites us to know and restore our deepest selves. We consider Focusing a precious discovery, and we share it by teaching.
All flourishing is mutual.
–Robin Wall Kimmerer, Author of Braiding Sweet Grass
Simply put, the Seattle Focusing Institute is an expression of “All flourishing is mutual.” Each soul is lifted through the interaction of helping each other. The more we can teach tomorrow’s teachers and healers, and the greater impact we will have on creating a world where everyone’s unique gifts are honored.
Teachers
Teachers at the Seattle Focusing Institute (SFI) are certified through the International Focusing Institute. Many of us are therapists, but not all. Focusing is available to anyone who feels called to work with others, heal inner wounds, and find a personal path of purpose, peace, and freedom.
Jeffrey Morrison, MA, LMHC, FOT
Certifying Focusing Coordinator
Certified Focusing Trainer
Executive Director and Lead Teacher, Seattle Focusing Institute
Jeffrey practices on Vashon Island, Washington. He specializes in working with complex trauma and teaching Focusing-Oriented Therapy (FOT) to therapists and other healing professionals. He also practices and teaches meditation and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE). The Seattle Focusing Institute is his dream of creating a community hub for the learning and teaching of Focusing and other practices for change. More about Jeffrey at www.morrisontherapy.com
Randi Love, MA, LMHC, FOT
Certified FOT
Program Teacher
Randi is a Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist who co-teaches with Jeffrey Morrison at the Seattle Focusing Institute. She maintains a teletherapy practice which incorporates ZOOM and/or FaceTime. Randi specializes in using Focusing to unravel the many confusing issues that can arise when one experiences complex trauma. Her practice is influenced by continued training with the Embodied Life School which includes a three-pronged approach emphasizing Focusing, Zen Meditation, and Feldenkrais. More information may be found at randilovecounseling.com.
Mateja Tomazin, MA, LCFT, FOT
Certifying Focusing Coordinator in Training
Assistant Teacher, Seattle Focusing Institute
Mateja is a Licensed Couple and Family Therapist and practicing Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist. She is a Focusing Trainer and Coordinator in Training assisting in the SFI program while developing and teaching her own training program. Mateja integrates EMDR, Brainspotting and many years as a Yoga Teacher into her practice in Kranj, Slovenia. She works with adults, couples and children. More about Mateja at: www.krogterapije.si/kdo-sva/mateja-vrhunc-tomazin/
Kara Hill, MA, LMHC, FOT
Assistant Teacher, Seattle Focusing Institute
Kara Hill is a Seattle area Focusing-Oriented psychotherapist, parent coach, and Focusing teacher. She enjoys untangling stuck patterns of communication, promoting relational health, and exploring the interactions of parents’ past wounds with present parenting challenges. Kara is passionate about the well-being of others, cultural diversity, and social justice. In her free time she can be found enjoying nature, playing with her kids, and reading philosophy. You can connect with her on her website: www.feltsensetherapy.com
Dawn Flynn, ND, EAMP
Certified Focusing Trainer
Certifying Focusing Coordinator in Training
Assistant Teacher, Seattle Focusing Institute
Dawn is a Naturopathic Physician, Acupuncturist, and Certified Focusing Teacher practicing in Renton, Washington. She enjoys teaching Focusing to health care practitioners and helps individuals experience the interconnection of their physical, mental and emotional aspects for long lasting health and transformation. See www.wholebody-holistic.com