The Education Committee’s main responsibility is to assess and assist incoming course and seminar applications to ensure they meet the Institute’s rigorous standards. They also work on refining application processes to uphold these standards and promote inclusivity. Additionally, the committee evaluates applications from AEDP Supervisors seeking to teach the Essential Skills curriculum and attain the title of Adjunct Faculty, as well as applications from Adjunct Faculty aiming to become Senior Faculty. Reporting to the Institute Steering Committee, their aim is to align their activities with the broader objectives of the AEDP Institute, fostering a community committed to transformative learning and development.
Meet the Education Committee
Eden Abraham, Counsellor, Ontario CANADA
Eden Abraham (she/her), MSW is a Level 3 AEDP therapist. She earned her MSW from York University in Toronto, Ontario and is a Professional Counsellor working primarily with Black identified students at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Eden has witnessed the tremendous liberating impact on the self that AEDP can engender and feels grateful to have found her clinical home in a model that is not merely concerned with appearing to get it right but is committed to the brave/bold/messy/ever-changing work of truly getting it right. She feels profoundly grateful for the endless guidance and generosity of wisdom & expert knowledge that she has received from this community of teachers & healers. She humbly hopes to share the transformance driving gift of AEDP with other emerging Black therapists.
Gregory Czyszczon, Ph.D., LPC, Level 3 AEDP therapist
Goretti Faria, MSW, RCSW, CCC, Certified AEDP Therapist & Supervisor
Goretti Faria, MSW, RCSW, CCC, is a certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor who practices as a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia and Ontario. She attained her Master of Social Work degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and brings over 30 years of experience from community mental health settings and private practice. Goretti’s expertise lies in psychodynamic psychotherapy, family systems therapy, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems. Embracing AEDP in 2014, she has contributed significantly to numerous ES1 and ES2 courses globally, serving as both assistant and Lead Assistant. Until recently, while actively involved with AEDP Vancouver, Goretti was dedicated to championing the growth of AEDP in Vancouver and its environs. In addition to her clinical work, she offers individual and group supervision services. Read more here.
Lynne Hartwell, Administrator
Lynne has spent most of her working career in product development and project management with significant work and life experience in Asia. She is the only member of the Education Committee who is not a mental health professional. She is also the administrator for the DBEI Committee and the Vision Collective. Lynne has been involved with the institute since 2014 playing many behind the scenes roles.
Michael Mondoro, LCSW, Certified AEDP Therapist & Supervisor
Michael is a licensed therapist based in New York City and Westport, Connecticut. He is a Certified AEDP Therapist, a Certified AEDP Supervisor, an Intra-Relational AEDP enthusiast, a trauma and dissociation specialist, and an active member of the AEDP community since 2012. AEDP is one of his great loves. Michael feels privileged to be a part of the AEDP community and to mentor others to discover and deepen their therapeutic presence, courage, confidence and agency as they express their own AEDP style within the model. He offers psychotherapy as well as clinical consultation in New York and Connecticut, and online for those interested in expanding their knowledge and effectiveness utilizing AEDP across the post-traumatic spectrum.
Michael specializes in helping individuals who have experienced relational trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD to securely connect, heal, transform, and flourish. He brings warmth, authenticity, humor, and deep care to those he mentors. Michael is committed to serving the LGBTQIA+ community, as well. Read more here.
Eileen Russell, PhD, AEDP Senior Faculty
Eileen M. Russell, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and a founding faculty member of the AEDP Institute. She began studying and training in AEDP in 1996 with Drs. Diana Fosha and Jenna Osiason. Dr. Russell has been an adjunct faculty member at NYU Medical/ Bellevue Hospital Center where she completed her internship training and later worked as a senior psychologist with individuals struggling with addiction and psychiatric diagnoses. She is currently also on the faculty of the National Institute of the Psychotherapies (NIP) Integrative Trauma Program. Her passion is AEDP, which she has taught to individuals and groups since 2004 nationally and internationally. She combines a warm and gentle clinical style with a probing and articulate interest in theory to bring out the depths of the AEDP approach. Read more here.