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Book Release: Deliberate Practice in AEDP

Published by APA

By Natasha C. N. Prenn, Hanna Levenson, Alexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere

Overview: Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy skills and apply them in a variety of contexts while honing their own personal style.

These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Congratulations to Tammy Siu Ling Choi – newly Certified Therapist.

It is my great pleasure to announce that Tammy Choi from Hong Kong is now an AEDP Certified Therapist. Following are comments from her two certification reviewers, from Tammy herself and finally from me – her Certification Supervisor:

Martina Verba, LCSW, DSW, joins AEDP Institute Adjunct Faculty.

Dear AEDP Community,

I am delighted to welcome Martina Verba , LCSW, DSW to our AEDP Adjunct Faculty. After careful review of her qualifications, extensive teaching experience, and profound commitment to the AEDP model, we are thrilled to have her join our Institute teaching faculty.

Congratulations Elley Newton, LCSW-R– now an AEDP Certified Therapist!

Dear Beloved Community,

It is with the utmost joy and delight that I and Kate Halliday bring you the announcement that Elley Newton is now an AEDP Certified Therapist!

I have had the good fortune of being Elley’s certification supervisor and can wholeheartedly attest to her excellence as an AEDP Certified Therapist. Elley possesses all the qualities as a person as well as a therapist that you would want in a relationship. Elley brings such a warm, caring presence that is both respectful and grounding. She is highly attuned, regulating and tracks the process so skillfully. Elley’s client’s feel so accompanied by her and she is a wonderful transformance detector who is always on the lookout for those glimmers to cultivate. Elley is also highly self-reflective and open to learning.

Still Feeling the Ripple Effects of the 2025 AEDP Conference ✨

Reflections from the 2025 AEDP Conference
In It Together

As we reflect on the 2025 AEDP Conference, we’re filled with deep gratitude for the richness of our time together. This year’s theme, “In It Together“, came to life through powerful keynote presentations and moving experiential clinical videos. We witnessed the power of community in action and the genuine, heartfelt connections that unfolded across our global network.

Click here to go to the Reflections Page on the website to view pictures

A Call for Collaboration: Exploring Core State and the Role of Implicit Relational Messages in AEDP:

Exploring Core State and the Role of Implicit Relational Messages in AEDP: A Call for Collaboration

I’m excited to share news of my soon-to-be-launched doctoral study exploring a key dimension of AEDP: Core State phenomena, and the role of implicit relational messages (IRMs) in their unfolding.

Dear AEDP community,

On behalf of Jerry Lamagna and myself, it is not only our pleasure but also our honor to share with you the news that Nichola aka “Nicky” Cameron is now an AEDP Certified therapist.

Nicky’s path to certification involved individual supervision with both Jerry and myself, as well as a year of the Vision Collective+ Core Training, a supervision group co-led by Karen Pando-Mars and me.

Congratulations to Ilene Yasemsky: Now an AEDP Certified Supervisor!

On behalf of Diana Fosha and myself, I could not be more delighted to share with you that Ilene Yasemsky is now a certified AEDP Supervisor.

Congratulations Magda Evans-AEDP Certified Therapist

November 18, 2024

On behalf of Malin Endrédi and myself, it is my tremendous pleasure to announce that Magda Evans is now an AEDP Certified Therapist! Malin has been Magda’s primary supervisor, and each of their reflections on their journey together are included below. I (Richard) have had the honour of supporting Magda as her certification supervisor, which has been a joy. Magda is remarkably steady, sensitive, spacious, and artful in her clinical work; and her warm, heartfelt, caring presence on behalf of her patients is powerful. She has a deep trust in the experiential process and in somatic, embodied work, and a thorough understanding of AEDP. Moreover, I am in awe of her exceptional tracking skills! Magda also has a tremendous appetite for learning and growth – her own and that of her patients. There’s so much more I could say, but instead, I encourage you to take in the richness of what follows below!

Introducing Annika Medbo to AEDP Faculty

A letter from Education Committee announcing the appointment of our newest AEDP® Institute Faculty member,

Annika Medbo, Licensed Psychotherapist, Licensed Physiotherapist. As part of this announcement, we have shared Diana’s letter welcoming Annika aboard. The letter from Diana to Annika, below, describes some of the many contributions she has made to date to both AEDP and the AEDP community. To learn about the process for becoming Faculty, see the notes* below Diana’s letter.Please read Diana’s welcome letter and join us in congratulating and welcoming Annika into our wonderful, accomplished, dedicated and growing group of Institute Faculty.