Kosu Boudreau, RP, MSW, RSW, is mixed-race, black-identified psychotherapist/ social worker from Toronto, Canada with over 18 years’ experience working with trauma, addictions and end-of-life care. Kosu currently is in private practice with a focus on trauma treatment using psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. She uses an integrated, somatically-grounded, experiential approach, which includes: AEDP™, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP).
All of these therapies emphasize integration of mind/body/spirit and give primacy to the importance of relationship. Kosu is also an experienced group facilitator, yoga teacher and long-time meditation practitioner.
Joshua DeSilva, PsyD, CGP (they/them) guest presented in the AEDP Institute-sponsored seminar, “Wounds We Cannot See” in October, 2020 and currently serves on the AEDP Institute’s DBEI Committee. Joshua is a licensed psychologist in Virginia and DC. They identify as a nonbinary Latine person of queer experience. Their family immigrated from Venezuela and maintains strong ties to Latin America. Growing up in the Midwest as a first generation American and attending college and graduate school as a first generation student has powerfully impacted their sense of the importance (and difficulty) of empowering diverse groups to live and learn in spaces that have historically been oppressive and unwelcoming. Professionally, Dr. DeSilva (Josh) is the Associate Director and Director of Training at American University Counseling Center. Josh feels lucky to be a part of the future of psychology in this role. They were appointed by Governor Ralph Northam to serve as a Member of the Virginia Latino Advisory Board and currently serve as Vice Chair of the Board. (Read More…)
Mariana Barstad, PhD in Clinical Psychology. Specialist in Medical Psychology, Psycho-Oncology and Psychological First Aid; Clinical Supervisor; Works in private practice.
Steve Carroll, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice since 1988 working with individuals, couples and families as well as supervision/consultation for colleagues. Prior to private practice he co-developed a treatment unit for families experiencing child sexual abuse, supervised a group home for adolescent girls and supervised an outpatient therapy program for a family service agency. He is a certified Imago therapist/ supervisor and other background training includes psychodynamic psychotherapy, object relations, family systems, Internal Family Systems and Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy.
Steve completed AEDP’s Immersion Course with Diana Fosha in 2008 and three years of Core Training with Eileen Russell. He has assisted in numerous Immersion Courses, ESI and II and Wired For Healing Workshop with Diana.
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Greg Czyszczon, Ph.D., LPC, is from Harrisonburg, Virginia where he teaches counseling and has a private counseling practice. He is also a clinical supervisor for the Secure Child Program, an organization providing attachment-based interventions that focus on the parent/child relationship.
Greg made his way to AEDP via interpersonal neurobiology as well as a supervision group led by David Waters, Ph.D., in Charlottesville, VA
Heidi Frieze, LCSW is a certified AEDP therapist and supervisor. She is currently in private practice near Grand Central Station in New York City, and in Westchester, NY, where she treats both individual adults and couples. Heidi earned her Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work from Fordham University in 2004.
She participated in Diana Fosha’s first AEDP Immersion Course and completed one year of Core training with Diana. Over the years, Heidi has been in individual supervision with Eileen Russell and SueAnne Piliero and small group supervision with Ben Lipton. Heidi has assisted SueAnne in two previous Essential Skills I Training Courses in NYC and in a number of immersion courses.
She also assisted Diana Fosha at a weekend workshop at the Kripalu Center in the Berkshires, MA. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, (Read More…)
Heather Gretton, Ph.D. R.Psych. has more than 20 years experience working with adults, youth, and couples. She completed the AEDP Immersion Course in 2014, and continued with Essential Skills 1 and 2, and Core Training. She has received extensive individual and group supervision and has assisted at a variety of different training courses.
Dr. Gretton is involved in AEDP research and contributed as a co-author to the first AEDP Outcome Study. She is drawn to AEDP as a model of therapy that weaves together science, theory, and clinical knowledge with the authentic and therapeutic use of the self, to promote transformational and hope-filled change
Liza is a Certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor in private practice in Kane, Pennsylvania. She offers individual therapy to adults in Pennsylvania, New York and Montana, as well as individual and group consultation.
Liza was introduced to AEDP in 2016, immediately struck by the ‘art of therapy’ that bridges the brilliant complexity of AEDP theory and the simplicity yet potency of the interventions. She remains ever-curious, especially interested in clinical creativity, pragmatism and presence.
Similarly, Liza seeks to join consultees in an affirming and active learning process that integrates left-brain rigor and right-brain perceptivity. She works with consultees to build skills that deepen experiential processes, to understand AEDP’s 9+1 affective change mechanisms, and to expand naturalness of use of Self. She welcomes therapists new to the model, as well as those with more experience and seeking certification. (Read More…)
Elizabeth Perkins, LMFT Liz is in private practice in San Diego, California. She is a Certified AEDP Therapist and Certified AEDP Supervisor. She specializes in Complex PTSD, chronic Depression and Psychedelic integration. Liz thrives on fine-tuning her skills in her own individual supervision and while supervising others. Liz feels that AEDP has been responsible for her most memorable and meaningful breakthrough moments in sessions.
When supervising others, she loves supporting the therapist in finding their AEDP style within the theory. She is also passionate about investigating all paths to transformational healing and has been avidly researching the intersections and parallels of AEDP & psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is MAPS trained, a member of the AEDP & MDMA Research Committee, and a founding member of the AEDP & Psychedelics Committee. In addition, she has trained in Holotropic breathwork and TRE.
