Ben Medley, LCSW

Ben Medley, LCSW is an AEDP senior faculty member and has taught AEDP internationally with the AEDP Institute, the National Institute of Psychotherapy, the Cape Cod Institute, NASW and in mental health organizations and clinical practices. In addition to teaching, he enjoys supervising AEDP clinicians individually and in groups. Ben has a private practice in New York City and specializes in working with the LGBTQ+ community. He earned his degree in Clinical Social Work with the NYU Silver School of Social Work. Before private practice, Ben worked in Greenwich House’s HIV mental health program and the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services’ LGBTQ+ mental health treatment unit. His paper “Recovering the True Self: Affirmative Therapy, Attachment and AEDP in Psychotherapy with Gay Men” is published with the SEPI Journal: the Journal of Psychotherapy Integration and he has written a chapter on using portrayals to process core affective experience for the most recent AEDP book Undoing Aloneness and the Transformation of Suffering Into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0, Washington D.C.: APA.

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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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Shari Eliot, LCSW

Shari is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience, operating her private practice in New York City. Throughout her extensive career, Shari has specialized in providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as clinical supervision offering a safe and nurturing environment for clients and supervisees. Dedicated to advancing her skills and knowledge in the field, Shari is a certified AEDP Therapist and Supervisor. Additionally, she holds certification as a psychoanalyst, enriching her therapeutic approach with a deep understanding of psychodynamic principles.

Shari’s journey with AEDP began in 2015, captivated by the transformative work presented by Diana Fosha at an AEDP Seminar. Instantly recognizing the profound impact of AEDP’s healing and non-pathologizing approach, Shari felt she had discovered her clinical home. Since then, she has been an active member of the AEDP community, assisting Immersion, Essential Skills and Advanced Skills courses. Additionally, In conjunction with AEDP Metro NYC, Shari formed an AEDP peer supervision group that has been meeting since 2018. (more…)

Eileen A Epstein, Phd, LCSW, LCSW-C, LCSW-R

Eileen is an AEDP Certified Therapist and Supervisor. Coming into AEDP with a Certification in Psychoanalysis, she jumped into IMM in 2010.  She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. She provides AEDP Therapy and Supervision via ZOOM. She conducts AEDP Supervision for individuals and groups. Supervision deepens learning, experience, skill building and camaraderie. Eileen has been a member of the weekly AEDP Research Group since its inception in 2017 under the guidance of Diana Fosha. Partaking in this group is not only skill-building in AEDP treatment, but in supervisory acumen  par excellence as well.
I welcome supervisees at every level of AEDP training. It is my honor and privilege to work with you.

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