Kevin Young is a certified professional practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry and has been studying with and working alongside Gabor Mate and his team for the last 3 years. Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals what lies beneath the appearance we present to the world. Using Compassionate Inquiry, both the individual and therapist unveil the level of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that form the real message that words both express and conceal. Through Compassionate Inquiry, the client can recognize the unconscious dynamics that run their lives and how to liberate themselves from them. Kevin currently has a private practice based in Saintfield Co. Down and works with clients from all over the world. Kevin is also a certified mindfulness and meditation practitioner. He uses both Compassionate Inquiry and mindfulness to help individuals, organizations and charities better understand their mental, emotional and spiritual landscapes. Kevin has been unemployed, employed and self-employed and has used both therapy and meditation to deal with and heal from his own life challenges.

Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in over thirty languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress; Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder; and (with Dr. Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His next book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture is due out on September 13, 2022. His second next book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children is expected in 2023. Gabor is also co-developer of a therapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others internationally. More on his books and programs can be found here.

Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in over thirty languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress; Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder; and (with Dr. Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His next book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture is due out on September 13, 2022. His second next book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children is expected in 2023. Gabor is also co-developer of a therapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others internationally. More on his books and programs can be found here.

Dr Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John is an Award winning author/editor of ten books, including Eight Step Recovery Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction and Detox Your Heart – Meditations for Emotional Trauma. A founding facilitator of Compassionate Inquiry, they also work as a public speaker in the field of Mindfulness approaches for addiction and trauma.

Lorraine is a Certified CI practitioner, CI Intern, CI Mentoring Intern, Practicing a holistic model of therapy I integrate Compassionate Inquiry alongside Cognitive Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT & Havening. CI underpins every conversation and session with me, offering a gentle, safe and effective way of uncovering the root causes of pain and suffering. I have experienced both on a personal level and daily through my clients how CI allows for accurate insights, deeper connections and a new way of coming back to who you really are. Before training in CI ( 2019), I worked as a Cognitive Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner, training at the internationally acclaimed Quest Institute, Regents University, London (2013). I have trained with Dr Ronald Ruden, in the psychosensory therapy known as Havening and became one of the first Certified practitioners in the UK (2014). Prior to that I studied Clinical Hypnotherapy at St. Mary’s University, London (2012). I am passionate about tailoring an individual approach, finding possibilities and helping to unravel the sometimes deep source of unresourceful patterns of behavior and pain, allowing for more ease and ultimately freedom. I work with clients from all walks of life, Veterans, First Responders, Performers, Parents, Students and anyone who is willing to allow me to share their journey through issues ranging from complex PTSD, Addictions, Disordered Eating, Performance Anxiety, Health Issues and many more.

To enhance Mary’s work as a Licensed Acupuncturist, Mary has completed training as a Compassionate Inquiry practitioner, Compassionate Inquiry mentor and Compassionate Inquiry circle leader. Mary holds a wealth of life experience including 20+ years within the Aviation Industry, where she was an airline pilot, aircraft flight instructor, flight operation coordinator and a flight simulator instructor on jet aircraft.This experience offers a unique skill set of perception, observation, calmness, safety, clarity and presence.

These qualities as well as the knowledge and insights Mary has gained from her own deep work, through various modalities including shamanic and spiritual practices are embedded within her therapeutic work. Mary continues to deepen her skills and professional development by studying the work of Dan Siegel, Bessel van der Kolk, Janina Fisher and of course Gabor Maté.

Jan Brown is Founder/Executive Director of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul. Jan is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a BA in Psychology, is certified as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, a Recovery Coach Professional and international scholar on Addiction Studies. She has a Master of Science Degree in Addiction Studies from the International Programme on Addiction Studies at King’s College London, the University of Adelaide and Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of Faces and Voices of Recovery, Recovery Consultant on SAMHSA States Targeted Response (STR) Technical Assistance Center Team, and Consensus Panel member for the SAMHSA TIP – Peer Recovery Support Specialists. Jan was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, class of 2022, of the Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery.

Alsu is a Holistic Therapist. With over 3,000 hours of training in a diverse range of healing modalities: from Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapy, Scientific Conscious Breathing and Rebirth Breathing, to Reiki, Sound Healing and Compassionate Inquiry. After a successful career as a Tech Executive, she radically shifted her path, and her transformational journey began. Today, with her growing impact on 8,000+ people, she taught at international conferences, facilitated group sessions for thousands of participants, spoke at TEDx, and conducted numerous private sessions for her clients. She has learned from leading figures in the industry – from Gabor Maté, Leonard Orr, to Dan Brule – and even shared the stage with them too: from Vishen Lakhiani, Marisa Peer, to Srikumar Rao. Now, she is on a mission to help the world elevate their lives by integrating healing across every aspect of their being: the body, the mind, the emotions, and the soul.

Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in over thirty languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress; Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder; and (with Dr. Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. His next book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture is due out on September 13, 2022. His second next book, Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children is expected in 2023. Gabor is also co-developer of a therapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others internationally. More on his books and programs can be found here.

Mali Munroe has a degree in Communications and is a Registered Canadian Art Therapist, with a specialty in childhood grief and loss. Mali draws upon a client-centered, strength based approach in her work with children. Using the art making process to incorporate colour and shape Mali helps the client to express feelings and thoughts especially where there are no words due to trauma and/or neglect. Mali is honored to work with adults through the Compassionate Inquiry process. Mali has completed the CI year-long online Professional Training and continues to grow and deepen her skills as she is currently enrolled in the Mentorship Program. Join Mali in storytelling on her YouTube channel, Bibliothesia, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyl-b0_vfNXSmAIzGWoWyZA

Tamara’s path has included teaching, social justice work, spoken word poetry, yoga and food. She co-founded the Windsor Youth Centre, a drop in for homeless youth, in 2010, where she was Executive Director for almost 10 years. Tamara completed the Compassionate Inquiry training in February 2022 and the Beyond Addiction program also in 2022. She has a life coach practice and lives in a Compassionate Intentional Community with 3 humans, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and a fish.

Luz is the Founder of Positive Living UAE Holistic Center. She is a Peruvian Self Made Entrepreneur, who lives in the UAE for the past 23 years.The Majority of her childhood was settled in a city called “Cusco”. One of the most picturesque and beautiful cities of Peru, the capital of the Incas Civilization. Luz’s professional career involves many Multi- National companies, including Honeywell, Repsol YPF, Shell Oil & Gas Company, and Emirates Airlines among many other 500 fortune companies. Luz is a compassionate, loving caring person, and her constant passion and commitment is her major positive factor in succeeding at what she does, whether in her personal or career goals. Luz has a BSc degree in Human Resources Management, she is a Licensed Clinical Hypnotherapist, NLP Master, and Certified Conscious Parenting Coach and currently, she is also a student of Psychology at Arden University in the UK. Luz shares her expertise and knowledge to deliver impeccable services to her clients. Luz can speak English, Italian, and Spanish. Luz is a single mom and mother to 3 wonderful boys, Mohammed, Adam, and Joseph. Luz loves music, fitness, meditation, and traveling. She practices her career in Dubai. She inspires and assists many women and men in the United Arab Emirates to overcome their mental obstacles, fears, traumas, or any sort of limiting beliefs. Luz believes deeply in the POWER of the MIND!

Jordan Decker (He, Him, His) is a National and International Speaker, Accidental Activist for Suicide prevention, Course creator for the HeartLine Approach to Gender Affirmation, and Polarity Integration Consultant. His background inNeuro-linguistic programming, Somatic Experiencing, Compassionate Inquiry Training with Dr. Gabor Mate, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion certificate grounds him in educating, consulting and healing trauma through hands-on bodywork.

Sat Dharam is a naturopathic doctor and has supported Dr. Gabor Maté in structuring the Compassionate Inquiry approach so that others can learn it. She created the Beyond Addiction program, a yogic path to recovery. She trains people in Kundalini Yoga and has a private practice in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Georgina Navarro, Art therapist born in Honduras, raised in México and currently living and working in the island of Florianópolis in Brazil. I have a major degree in Graphic Arts, graduate in Pedagogy and Anthroposophy Art Therapy, among other courses like Emergency Pedagogy, Mindfulness Self Compassion, and group studies about child and human development, also Complete de long year C.I. professional training in the February 2021 Cohort and currently participating as an intern in one of the groups of the Feb 2022 cohort and in the Mentorship program of March 2022. Have an active therapeutic and education work with groups of parents and teachers and also private Art Therapy practice with adults and children, and sense 2021 including CI approach with private practice with adults.

Monika Guillemin Weiglová is a psychologist and therapist born in Czech Republic, currently living close to Geneva, Switzerland. She holds a Master Degree in Psychology and completed the 5 year Katathym Imaginative Psychotherapy (KIP) based on Jungian analytical psychology. She completed the year-long C.I. professional training in the February 2021 Cohort. She is currently intern in the Feb 2022 Cohort and part of the Mentorship program of March 2022. She focuses on emotional education for children and adults: she is the author of a meditation and imagination book for children. She also teaches courses on mindfulness, emotional knowledge and conscious parenting.

The question I have set out to understand in my life is, how do people heal? And then, Who do we start with? This quest has led me into arenas that span working with victims, perpetrators, rescuers and bystanders. I now appreciate that each of us walks with varying dimensions of each aspect. This has led me to co-create spaces with people so they may gently begin the work of bringing their parts into a cohesive whole. I believe this is the beginning of answering the question of how we can heal, individually and collectively. Today I am a mother, women’s transformational coach, nutrition and functional medicine coach, podcast producer and energetic bodyworker. It has been an answer to a deep lifelong prayer to discover compassionate inquiry as a tool to help lead people to the source of their pain and, ultimately, back into themselves and their truth.