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Book Release: Deliberate Practice in AEDP

Published by APA


By Natasha C. N. PrennHanna LevensonAlexandre Vaz, and Tony Rousmaniere


Overview: Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy skills and apply them in a variety of contexts while honing their own personal style.

These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

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Congratulations to Tammy Siu Ling Choi – newly Certified Therapist.

It is my great pleasure to announce that Tammy Choi from Hong Kong is now an AEDP Certified Therapist.  Following are comments from her two certification reviewers, from Tammy herself and finally from me – her Certification Supervisor:

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Martina Verba, LCSW, DSW, joins AEDP Institute Adjunct Faculty.

Dear AEDP Community, 

I am delighted to welcome Martina Verba , LCSW, DSW to our AEDP Adjunct Faculty. After careful review of her qualifications, extensive teaching experience, and profound commitment to the AEDP model, we are thrilled to have her join our Institute teaching faculty.

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Michael Mondoro, LCSW joins AEDP Institute Adjunct Faculty.

Dear Community,

It is with great pleasure that I share wonderful news: Michael Mondoro LCSW will be joining the AEDP Institute Adjunct Faculty. We are delighted to welcome the depth of experience, dedication, and vision that Michael brings to the AEDP community.

Michael’s journey with AEDP began in 2012 and has clearly been one of deep commitment and continuous growth. His teaching evaluation scores speak to his exceptional ability to engage and inspire learners. Michael’s specialization in complex trauma and trauma-related dissociation brings highly valuable clinical depth that will benefit participants. This also addresses a need in our course offerings that we have become increasingly aware of. Alongside his deep immersion in AEDP, Michael brings a wealth of experience from complementary clinical models, enriching his teaching with a broad and integrative perspective. His self-described “intuitive, down-to-earth style,” combined with warmth, humor, and attunement to diverse learning needs, is a gift that aligns perfectly with AEDP’s ethos of undoing aloneness in the learning environment.

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Congratulations Elley Newton, LCSW-R– now an AEDP Certified Therapist!

Dear Beloved Community,

It is with the utmost joy and delight that I and Kate Halliday bring you the announcement that Elley Newton is now an AEDP Certified Therapist!

I have had the good fortune of being Elley’s certification supervisor and can wholeheartedly attest to her excellence as an AEDP Certified Therapist. Elley possesses all the qualities as a person as well as a therapist that you would want in a relationship. Elley brings such a warm, caring presence that is both respectful and grounding. She is highly attuned, regulating and tracks the process so skillfully. Elley’s client’s feel so accompanied by her and she is a wonderful transformance detector who is always on the lookout for those glimmers to cultivate. Elley is also highly self-reflective and open to learning.

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Still Feeling the Ripple Effects of the 2025 AEDP Conference ✨

Reflections from the 2025 AEDP Conference
In It Together

As we reflect on the 2025 AEDP Conference, we’re filled with deep gratitude for the richness of our time together. This year’s theme, “In It Together“, came to life through powerful keynote presentations and moving experiential clinical videos. We witnessed the power of community in action and the genuine, heartfelt connections that unfolded across our global network.

Click here to go to the Reflections Page on the website to view pictures

Congratulations John Wiskind- Certified Supervisor!

May 5th, 2025    

It is with immense pleasure that Ben Lipton and I announce that John Wiskind is now a Certified AEDP Supervisor!!!

Of his work, John’s reviewers wrote…
“John Wiskind demonstrates the relational presence, cultural sensitivity, and faithful use of AEDP models that the Institute requires for supervisor certification. His rich clinical excerpts exemplify how he privileges positive affect, undoes aloneness, and scaffolds supervisees’ emerging capacities.” 

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A Call for Collaboration: Exploring Core State and the Role of Implicit Relational Messages in AEDP:

Exploring Core State and the Role of Implicit Relational Messages in AEDP: A Call for Collaboration  

I’m excited to share news of my soon-to-be-launched doctoral study exploring a key dimension of AEDP: Core State phenomena, and the role of implicit relational messages (IRMs) in their unfolding. 

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Congratulations to Nicky Cameron, LCSW – now an AEDP Certified Therapist!

Dear AEDP community,

On behalf of Jerry Lamagna and myself, it is not only our pleasure but also our honor to share with you the news that Nichola aka “Nicky” Cameron is now an AEDP Certified therapist.

Nicky’s path to certification involved individual supervision with both Jerry and myself, as well as a year of the Vision Collective+ Core Training, a supervision group co-led by Karen Pando-Mars and me.

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