Leonora Lorenzo, LCSW

Leonora  is in private practice in Santa Fe, NM. She been part of the  AEDP community since 2010 and has assisted in myriad AEDP trainings over the years. Leonora is also a hands on bodyworker practicing Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral therapy  and a lesser known but amazing modality called Ortho-Bionomy.  Her decades of combined  psychotherapeutic and bodywork experience have equipped her with a special  kind of  sensitivity and attunement which she brings to both her clinical and supervisory practice.  

Leonora is deeply fascinated by the marriage and mutually influencing impact of communication  skills and relational skills. Humans are communicating and relating all the time, and the better  we get at each, the more our clients, our lives and all people benefit. She has taught communication  skills for many years at a local bodywork school and has taught both NVC and Re-Evaluation  Co-Counseling over the years. Both of these practices have deeply influenced her clinical practice. 

Leonora also has a love of comedy and brings a big dose of humor into her practices, believing that  it is not only good to laugh till you cry, but also to cry till you laugh!  Please contact her about times and availability for AEDP supervision.

Amie Karp, LCSW-R

Amie is a Certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor in New York City. She is the Clinical Director of Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC), New York State’s oldest rape crisis program, providing trauma-focused therapy free of charge to survivors of interpersonal violence. Amie specializes in work with survivors of childhood sexual abuse with a particular interest in dissociative processes and ego state integration. One of Amie’s greatest sources of pride is establishing AEDP as CVTC’s central model of practice for its clinical team, allowing survivors who would otherwise be unable to access any support at all to receive the highest caliber of care. In her role, Amie has had the privilege of supervising dozens of clinicians learning AEDP, from graduate student interns to therapists with decades of experience. 

Amie has been a student of AEDP since the earliest moments of her career, participating in the inaugural Essential Skills course in 2010. In addition to her training in AEDP,  Amie is a graduate of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy’s Trauma Studies Center two-year post-master’s program. She has completed certification in the Safe and Sound Protocol, post-graduate training in Affective Neuroscience and the Neurobiology of Attachment and training in EMDR. Amie received her Master’s in Social Work from New York University and her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Vassar College. 

Niv Gross

Niv is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Mevasseret-Zion and Srigim, Israel, and a certified AEDP therapist and supervisor. Niv teaches AEDP courses across Israel and leads various supervision and experiential-learning groups alongside private supervision sessions. 

As a member of the Israeli AEDP Steering Committee, he contributes to advancing AEDP practice and community development in Israel. When not in psychotherapy sessions, Niv enjoys spending time with his four children, extended family and friends, as well as cooking, growing succulents, trekking, sports, history, and reading.

Kwok Wing Wu

Kwok Wing is a registered clinical psychologist working in the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. Wing is an Adjunct Faculty of AEDP Institute and has been certified as AEDP Therapist and Supervisor in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

Wing completed the Immersion Course conducted by Dr. Danny Yeung in 2006. Inspired by Dr. Yeung’s teaching, Wing received continuous supervision from Dr. Yeung for four years afterwards. With our great honor, Dr. Diana Fosha came to Hong Kong and taught us Immersion Course and advanced workshop in 2010 and 2015. Received Dr. Fosha’s support and recognition, the AEDP development in Hong Kong becomes flourishing over the recent eight years. Most importantly, with tremendous support from our local AEDP graduates, we have been developing a comprehensive and localized training and service package to our Chinese community, which not only include the Level II and III training, but also involve what we call “case sharing session,” “AEDP Salon,” “AEDP Book Club,” and the AEDP alumni community, as well as the establishment of a centre-based AEDP service for people in Hong Kong. (more…)

Cammy Cheung, RSW

Cammy is an Adjunct Faculty of AEDP Institute and has been certified as AEDP therapist and supervisor. She is a registered social worker (RSW), certified counsellor and had worked in the Hong Kong social work field of  different services over 36 years. Currently, Cammy is in private practice as psychotherapist and clinical supervisor. She completed Immension Course by Dr. Danny Yeung in 2006 and received Advanced training by Dr. Diana Fosha 2015 in Hong Kong. Since 2014, She  began to teach AEDP core skills training and continuously provides group and individual supervision on level III. She has successfully guided several candidates to be certified  AEDP therapists .

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Michael Mondoro, LCSW

Michael Mondoro is an AEDP Adjunct Faculty Member, Certified AEDP Therapist, a Certified AEDP Supervisor, an Intra-Relational AEDP parts work enthusiast, a trauma and trauma-related dissociation specialist, a member of the AEDP Steering Committee, a participating certification supervisor in the AEDP Institute BIPOC Therapist Initiative, and an active member of the AEDP community since 2012.

Michael is dedicated to helping individuals who have experienced relational trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD to securely connect, heal, and flourish in life. As someone who has experienced the profound benefits of post-traumatic growth and is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, complex, relational trauma work is near and dear to his heart.

Michael leads 3 clinical consultation groups for those interested in expanding their knowledge and effectiveness utilizing AEDP across the post-traumatic spectrum.

Michael is trained in complementary models of thought and therapy that inform and enrich the somatic, mindful, and experiential nature of his AEDP practice: Internal Family Systems, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Soto Zen Buddhism, Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

Prior to entering private practice and teaching, Michael trained at New York University and held staff psychotherapist and supervisory roles in outpatient community mental health in New York City, New York, in the United States of America. He is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York City and Westport, Connecticut.michael mondoro, lcsw nyc + westport, ct // 

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integrated experiential therapy, consultation + clinical training  
trauma + trauma-related dissociation specialist 
certified aedp therapist + aedp institute supervisor + presenter 
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Esther Wai Yee Poon, MFT

Esther is a psychotherapist in private practice in Hong Kong. Esther received her undergraduate degree from Nottingham University in the UK, a first Master degree from The University of South Australia in Counselling and a Master of Social Science in MFT in the Hong Kong University. From the time she attended her first AEDP Immersion Course in 2007, Esther was fully attracted by AEDP, the beautiful genuine intersubjective healing process between the therapist and the client and the amazing transformation in clients.

Esther has been in AEDP supervision and training with Danny Yeung, MD since 2007. She became certified as an AEDP therapist in 2013 and as a Supervisor in 2018. She is the founder of a trauma healing centre in Hong Kong, specialized in treating clients with depression (more…)

Molly Morgan, LCSW

Molly is licensed in New York and Connecticut and currently lives in Cornwall, CT. She offers individual and group supervision via Zoom. She began studying AEDP with the inaugural Essential Skills course in 2010, was supervised by Diana Fosha for four years, and trained to be an AEDP supervisor with Natasha Prenn. She assisted at NYC Essential Skills courses from 2012 to 2017. Her article, “How to Be an AEDP Supervisee: Prepare to Be Transformed” was published in the Fall, 2017 issue of Transformance.

Molly is a passionate life-long learner. While AEDP is her clinical home base, she has studied a range of experiential modalities which she incorporates into her practice, including EMDR, EFT, IFS, Positive Psychology, Kripalu Yoga, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy. She currently is studying DNMS (Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy), an ego-state model that (more…)

Mary Anne Lowell, LCSW

Mary Anne is a certified AEDP psychotherapist and supervisor. After graduating from New York University, she obtained certification as a psychoanalyst and supervising analyst at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in New York City. She was also a certified yoga teacher with a focus on integrating the two disciplines in her psychotherapeutic work. Her first contact with AEDP was at a Friday afternoon presentation by AEDP therapists at Mt. Sinai Hospital. The warmth of the community and their highly-skilled transformative work served as motivation for her to seek further training. (more…)

Matt Fried

Matt is a certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor who holds a special interest in moment-to-moment tracking, verbal and non-verbal communication, relationship dynamics, and portrayal work. He has led AEDP supervision groups and presented AEDP in various therapy training settings, including the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the NY State Society for Clinical Social Work.

In private practice in Manhattan and Delaware County, NY, Matt works with individuals, groups, and couples while supervising therapists learning AEDP. He endeavors to teach his supervisees patience, self-awareness, self-acceptance, relationship dynamics, working with the body, and the recognition and validation of transformational states. Matt loves supervising therapists and helping them grow.
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