BFTA is an association of people in Britain who are teaching or using Focusing in a professional context. It currently awards certificates to people who complete the BFTA Certificate in Focusing Skills course, and to students completing Practitioner and Teacher courses. It also organises an annual meeting and encourages peer support between members.

What does BFTA do?

BFTA exists to support:

• the teaching of Focusing
• the training of Focusing practitioners, teachers and consultants
• the further development of Focusing professionals
• other applications of Focusing (such as counselling and therapy)
• the development of Focusing groups

BFTA is currently issuing three qualifications:

• Focusing Skills Certificate: an attendance certificate given by BFTA Recognised Teachers to students who do ten days initial training in Focusing, listening and guiding.
• Focusing Practitioner Certificate: a professional qualification for people to give one to one Focusing sessions.
• Focusing Teacher Certificate: BFTA's qualification for teaching Focusing to groups.

Please download a PDF for an outline of BFTA levels of training

The Practitioner and Teacher certificates are awarded by the BFTA Mentors who have years of experience of teaching Focusing, and who are free to design their own programmes and develop their own teaching styles. Practitioners and Teachers are invited to join BFTA and describe themselves as 'BFTA Recognised'.

Who can join BFTA?

Membership is open to Focusers with the BFTA Practitioner or Teacher certificate, or to those with roughly equivalent accreditation, which includes trainers certified with the Focusing Institute or recognised by the Institute for Biospiritual Research.

For more information about the BFTA please feel free to download the following documents: