Directory of Psychodramatists Internationally (A-C)

(Compiled by Adam Blatner; Revised, May 5, 2008).
To see others, go to the Index of the Psychodrama Directory
On this webpage are:  Horatiu Nil Albini, Norbert Apter, Einya Artzi, Deniz Altinay, Clark Baim, Leif-Dag Blomkvist, Jenny Biancardi, Giovanni Boria, Kate Bradshaw Tauvon, Valerita Brito, Robert Brodie, Jorge Burmeister, Dalmiro Bustos, Phil Carter, Esly Carvalho, Sunghee Cho, Max Clayton, Rosa Cukier

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ALBINI Horatiu Nil, first name, Horatiu): psychiatrist, psychotherapist and psychodrama trainer.  President of J.L. Moreno Psychodrama Society (Romania) since 1999, member of  the Psihodrama Institut fur Europa Council, FEPTO secretary. Founding member of Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy. Active in the international psychodrama community. His creativity and spontaneity is outlined in his psychodrama workshops inspired by fairytales, legends and myths. Major interest in social atom. E-mail address: nilspjm@hotmail.com                                                                                                   .                                                                                                                 




   norbert apter

 Norbert Apter,  (M.Ed., Harvard), living in Lausanne, Switzerland (French-speaking). He's a  person-centered psychodramatist and trainer. He loves life. He loves people. In diverse countries, he trains psychologists, MD’s…and professionals, working in (inter)national companies and organisations. He specialises in multiculturality, group processes, team work, conflict resolution and facilitating change.  Directeur de l’ODEF, il anime avec Marcia Karp et divers intervenants internationaux une formation complète de psychodramatistes (options :  Psychothérapie ou Relations Humaines). Email :  norbert.apter@odef.ch.                                                                                                                              WebSite : http://www.odef.ch

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  Dr. Einya Artzi is a prominent psychodramatist in Israel, one of the founders of The Israeli Psychodrama Association.  Her psychodrama training program   and her clinic are in Tel Aviv. As Vice president of the Israeli Association of Creative & Expressive Therapies she is involved nowadays in promoting the psychodramatis official status in her country.  She wrote one book (in Hebrew): ‘Psychodrama.’   .                                                                                                                          ./ 

 

 

  Deniz ALTINAY, Psych. M.A. President and Founder of Istanbul Psychodrama Institute,He established Istanbul Playback Theatre Company and Child Psychodrama Working Group. Author of three books on psychodrama in Turkey. He is working with schools and companies using sociodrama.  Email: ist.psikodrama@rt.net.tr 


 

Clark Baim is based in the UK. He is a psychodramatist specialising in work with violent and sexually abusive offenders. He was also the founder and original director of Geese Theatre UK, a group working in prisons and young offender centers  (See the book he's recently written in the listing of psychodrama books available). His email address is: cbaim@hotmail.com   . 


 

  Leif-Dag Blomkvist, Psykolog (MA), TEP is a psychodrama trainer in Sweden, Germany, and Internationally.


 
 

  Jenny Biancardi, UK , a senior psychodramatist, recently recognized with an award for  major contributions to psychodrama over her lifetime by the British Psychodrama Association.

 

 Giovanni Boria, M.D., is one of the main pioneers and leaders of psychodrama training in Italy, where his institute in Milan is noted. He's written several books and has also been active as one of the founders of the international European organization (FEPTO). Email:   . 


 
 

   Kate Bradshaw Tauvon, TEP, and Group Analytic Psychotherapist, Co-founder of BPA , Stockholm Institute for Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy www.sipsykodrama.info and Stockholm Conference Group on Social Issues (SOCI) soci2004@hotmail.com . She works in private practice and internationally. Co-editor/co-author of "The Handbook of Psychodrama".   British living in Sweden since 1989, she loves the Swedish lakes and forests! Email: tauvon@telia.com   .                                                                                                              .   .


 

  Valeria Brito, PhD. Lives in Brasilia, Brazil. Psychotherapist, certified trainer in psychodrama. Professor in Universidade Catolica de Brasilia (Catholic University of Brasilia) academic interest in qualitative research, especially action methods. e-mail: focus@solar.com.br  . 

  Robert Brodie is a Trainer (TEP) is the secretary of the Board of Examiners of  the Australian & New Zealand Psychodrama Association (ANZPA). He was also that organization's President from 1995-2000. He now Directs the Psychodrama Training Institute of  South Australia in Adelaide (http://anzpa.org/ptisa.html) as well as at other institutes and Japan. Private practice as a psychodramatist  since 1988 with a wide range of clients in therapy and also organisational settings. http//www.psychodrama.tk  Email to:   iam@merlin.net.au 
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  Jorge Burmeister (M.D.)  is the Vice-Director of the clinic Littenheid, Switzerland and a prominent trainer there and throughout Europe. He integrates Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Hypnotherapy, analytical family therapy and Group Analysis. Active in the international psychodrama community  (IAGP, FEPTO). Organizer of  intercultural and clinical conferences (e.g. www.granada-academy.com)     Email:  bulmonte21@bluewin.ch 

 

 

  Dalmiro Bustos, M.D., is a pioneer and major trainer of psychodrama in Argentina and Brazil, as well as the author of 14 books. He has been active internationally, helping to promote our field in many organizations. His most recent book is Manual para um Homen Perdido (2003). He has institutes in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. Email:  dalmiro@sion.com  .                                                                                                           . 


 

    "Philip D. Carter, PhD. Psychodramatist. Philip lives in New Zealand and has English, Celtic and Maori ancestry. He is the Director of a Computer Usability Research Group at the Auckland University of Technology. He has lived in Australia, Tahiti, and Taiwan, working mainly as a teacher of language.  He has also trained in bodywork and is currently re-inventing himself as a writer." He and Max Clayton (see below) have recently published a book, The Living Spirit of the Psychodramatic Method which can be securely online ordered at www.resourcebooks.co.nz                                                                     .

 



 

  Esly Regina Carvalho, T.E.P.  Trained in Brazil, Established the Ecuadorian Association of Psychodrama, lived near Dallas, Texas around 2002-2005, and now has returned to Brazil. Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese. Continues training in Latin America. Also a pioneer in the use of EMDR therapy in Brazil. Author of Manual of Psychodrama" (in Spanish.) Phone:  55 61 3443 4141.    Email to:  plazadelencuentro@attglobal.net  /  Website: www.plazadelencuentro.com                                                         .

 
 

  Sunghee Cho is a psychodrama trainer in Korea. 


 

 Max Clayton, TEP. Perhaps the premier trainer in Australia and New Zealand since the mid-1970s, he's recently moved back to Southeast Australia from New Zealand. Max now trains through the Australian College of Psychodrama in Melbourne, as well as with other training institutes in Australia, New Zealand, and doing workshops this coming year in Hungary, Greece, the Netherlands, and Japan! His email address is: maxclayton@optusnet.com.au    . He and Phil Carter (see above) have recently published a book, The Living Spirit of the Psychodramatic Method which can be securely online ordered at www.resourcebooks.co.nz                                                                     .                                                                                                         . 


 

   

Rosa Cukier, in Sao Paulo, Brazi, is a psychologist and psychotherapist, specializing in both psychoanalysis and psychodrama. She was a student of Dr. Dalmiro Bustos, a fellow of Febrap - The Brazilian Psychodrama Federation, and a trainer of psychodrama.  Interests include: role theory; intrapsychic work and theory; child abuse and narcisistic disorders.  Wrote 3 books: Bipersonal Psychodrama:  Its techniques, therapists, and clients (1992, 2007); and Emotional Survival: Childhood Pain Relived in the Drama of Adult Life (1998, 2007). Edited: The Words of J.L. Moreno: Vocabulary of  Quotations from Psychodrama, Group Psychotherapy, Sociodrama and Sociometry  (2002, 2007)---all three recently translated into in English and since 2007, available throungh www.lulu.com. Most recently (with Dr. Adam Blatner) the Glossary, describing key psychodrama terms in the book: Psychodrama: Advances in Theory & Practice  (Routledge, 2007). email: rosacukier@uol.com.br   Website:  www.rosacukier.com.br        .

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