Focusing Pathways
A podcast to explore people's relationship with Focusing as developed by Eugene Gendlin. In these interviews we explore the ways in which individuals embody and integrate Focusing into their personal and professional lives. Hosted by Therese Ryan and Elaine Goggin, both certified Focusing trainers with The International Focusing Institute.
Focusing Pathways
Tony Bates
Dr Tony Bates is a Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at University College Dublin. He was the Head of the Department of Psychology at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, for 30 years. Following psychotherapy training at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oxford, he established and directed the MSc in Cognitive Psychotherapy at TCD. In 2006, he established Jigsaw (The National Centre for Youth Mental Health) to address the mental health needs of young people. He is patron of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI) and currently works with Focus Ireland to provide trauma-informed care in homeless settings.
Tony is the author of Breaking the Heart Open: Shaping the Life of a Psychologist, and
Coming through Depression: A Mindful Path to Recovery