Ann-Katrin Bockmann, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and speech therapist,
certified IFS and Somatic IFS therapist and IFS approved clinical consultant. She works
at the Institute of Psychology at Hildesheim University (Germany) and in private
practice, remotely and in person with clients of all ages and from different socio-cultural
backgrounds (individuals, couples and groups).
 

Her special focus is on bringing IFS into the world outside of psychotherapy (IFS
Application Integrity Network, Self-Leadership Collaborative), working with children,
adolescents and their families from an early age on and integrating IFS, spirituality and
the body.
 

She is engaging in (self-led) research on IFS and in bringing IFS to refugee mothers in
Jordan and Lebanon (Leylaprojekt).

Ana Morante is a bilingual, bicultural Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified IFS Therapist,Trainer, and Consultant, as well as a Certified EMDR Therapist and Certified Family Life Educator. Born and raised in Lima, Perú, she has dedicated her career to serving low-income Latino immigrant communities in California since 1993. With over 25 years as a Family Wellness Partner and Trainer, she has trained instructors worldwide.

In addition to her private practice, Ms. Morante actively promotes the expansion of IFS principles in Latin America and co-leads the IFS Latinx Circle. Passionate about Intentional Motherhood, she founded Resilient Families Gilroy in 2017, a mindfulness-based, trauma-informed program supporting intergenerational healing. After training in IFS, she integrated its principles into the program’s follow-up support groups and Listening Partnerships, proving instrumental in the ongoing healing journeys of participating mothers.

Credentials: Special ED & Clinical psychologist

Samar is a special educator and is currently finishing the process of getting her license as a psychotherapist. She has worked for years as head of Special Education and therapy departments at different inclusive schools focusing on modifying and accommodating the mainstream curriculum and setting behavioral plans to help children and adolescents succeed in a school setting. She also works as a Social Emotional
Learning consultant for QITABI 2 project managed by Worldlearning that aims to train school principals, coordinators, and teachers on integrating Social Emotional Learning in the curriculum.
 

Along with her husband and a team from Lebanon, she has started a training and coaching center (Ithraa Lebanon) and has given different pieces of training and workshops for staff, couples, parents, and youth based on relational needs. She was first trained in IFS by Tom Holmes in Jordan in 2019 and finished IFS Level 1 in 2022. She has worked with refugees on mental health and parenting skills and trauma healing
using attachment approach and IFS.

Mary Petro is the Co-Founder and Coaching Director at Ithraa Center Jordan. She brings a diverse background with over 22 years of experience in training and team building and 14 years in business leadership. She has worked with a wide variety of audiences in the eld of training and coaching ranging from individuals and families to
students, educators and researchers, as well as corporate, government, and NGO employees and various leaders in the community that has spanned across various continents and cultures, including North & South America, Europe, and the Middle East region.

In 2014, Mary co-founded a second branch of Ithraa Training Center in Lebanon. Since then, the number of coaches she has trained (ToT) and certified has exceeded 75 in total between the offices in both Jordan and Lebanon. Her professional credentials include a certification as a professional coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) involving over 10,000 hours of hands-on training and one-on-one
coaching. She is also an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner.