About Us

The Focusing Institute is a not-for-profit 501C3 organization founded in 1986. Its mission is to make Focusing available to the academic and scholarly communities and to the public at large. We are an international community. The Focusing Institute received the Charlotte Buehler award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association for our work in developing resources and training for psychotherapists and bringing self-help and community development skills to the public.

Contact Us

The Focusing Institute
34 East Lane
Spring Valley, NY 10977
United States

Office phone: 1-845-362-5222
Office fax: 1-845-678-2276

Email:

Director: Marion N. Hendricks, Ph.D. mhgendlin@focusing.org

Managing Director: Melinda Darer melinda@focusing.org

Discussion List Manager: Mitch Darer mitch@focusing.org

Questions about Membership and Workshops: Melinda Darer melinda@focusing.org

Questions about the Focusing Partnership Program: Lori Ketover lori@focusing.org

Questions about the website: Bill Silverman wms@focusing.org

Questions about your online order: orders@focusing.org

Questions about the ten-Month Focusing Training Program and Introductory Evenings: Robert Lee robertlee@hotmail.com

Questions about the Gendlin Online Library, Librarian: Christina Honde librarian@focusing.org

General questions about The Focusing Institute: info@focusing.org

Questions about payments and receipts: Margaret Young margaret@focusing.org

Assistant to Dr. Gendlin: Christina Honde ggassistant@focusing.org

Board of Directors

Eugene Gendlin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago

Mary Hendricks, Ph.D.
Executive Director, The Focusing Institute

Reva Berstein
Focusing Institute Certifying Coordinator

Joan Klagsbrun, Ph.D.
Psychologist/University Teacher

Rob Parker, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist

David Rome
Development Director, Garrison Institute

Astrid A. Schillings, Psychologische Psychotherapeutin
Focusing Institute Certifying Coordinator

This page was last modified on 20 March 2008