AEDP® Certification Committee
The AEDP Certification Committee is essential in maintaining the integrity, quality, and global recognition of AEDP as a leading psychotherapy model. Its primary goals include upholding rigorous certification standards, supporting therapist development, and ensuring a fair and transparent review process.
The committee works collaboratively enhancing the community’s collective expertise. Additionally, it promotes the global expansion of AEDP and contributes to research and advancements in the model.
Start Your Certification Journey
Becoming an AEDP Certified Therapist is a profound step in mastering the transformative principles and clinical skills of AEDP. The certification journey involves guidance from skilled supervisors, submission of clinical materials that showcase your expertise, and a thorough evaluation process by the Certification Committee. This process fosters personal and professional growth, ensuring therapists meet AEDP’s high standards of competence and therapeutic presence. Click here to see how to begin.
Meet the Certification Committee
Molly Eldridge, LICSW
Jeanne Newhouse, NCPsyA
Natasha Prenn, LCSW
Idit Ronen-Setter, MFT
Danny Yeung, MD, CCFP, MDPAC(C), FCFP
Carolyn Fitzgerald, AEDP Administrator
Former Certification Committee members – thank you for your work!
Kaori Stram, LMHC is a certified AEDP therapist and supervisor. She is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in New York. Her AEDP journey started in 2014 when she was first introduced to the work of Yuko Hanakawa and attracted to its warm heart-to-heart connection between a therapist and a client. She has assisted many courses in-person and online as an experiential assistant and lead assistant. Since 2021, she has presented at Immersion and ES1 courses as well as trained Japanese therapists in Japan.
Kaori is also participating in an AEDP 16-session research project as a treating therapist.
Her passion is to help spread AEDP to Japan where she originally comes from and has been actively involved in the AEDP Japanese community.
Suad Mohamed (she/her), is a Level 3 AEDP therapist, and Registered Clinical Counsellor. Suad holds a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology from Simon Fraser University and has over 15 years of experience working in various community and mental health programs. Suad has a private practice in Vancouver, Canada where she works with individuals, couples, and families.
Suad is also a Certified EFFT therapist (Emotion Focused Family Therapy) and provides caregiver workshops for Eating Disorder Programs in British Columbia, Canada. Suad provides supervision for graduate students, therapists, and group supervision to BIPOC therapists across Canada.
Suad has experienced the personal and professional transformative power of AEDP and appreciates supporting individuals in their healing using the model. Suad is inspired daily by watching her clients’ growth, flourishing, and thriving. Suad is grateful to be a part of the AEDP community and appreciates the guidance and supervision of faculty members in deepening her knowledge and connection to AEDP.
When not practicing, Suad enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, belly laughs with friends, and traveling to new places.