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Andrea Woodburn, LCSW, RYT, psychotherapist and Yoga teacher, embodies the mind/body connection. Working in Broward Public Schools guiding students and families toward positive change for 30 years has given her the opportunity to work across the life span with individuals, families an groups with different therapeutic modalities including brief solution focused and cognitive behavioral therapy. She leads mindfulness groups that have had a powerful impact on creating positive change through all facets and phases of students' lives.
 

Andrew is an independent social worker, brief family therapist and child protection consultant from Perth, Western Australia. As well as international consultancy and teaching work, Andrew maintains a clinical practice working solely with families where child maltreatment has occurred or is suspected but the parents deny responsibility. Andrew has published extensively on the subjects of brief therapy and child protection, including his most well-known works: Signs of Safety: A Solution and Safety Oriented Approach to Child Protection Casework, Working with ‘Denied’ Child Abuse: The Resolutions Approach. Andrew is currently preparing his third book, Building Safety in Child Protection Practice: Working with a Strengths and Solution Focus in a Risk Environment.

In 2007, Andrew completed his PhD at Curtin University which focused on practitioner and service recipient-defined constructive child protection practice.

Andrew regularly gives lectures and workshops in Australia, Europe, North America, Japan and New Zealand. Andrew is currently employed by statutory protection organisations in New Zealand, England, The Netherlands, Canada, the USA and Western Australia to provide ongoing support, supervision and consultancy in system-wide implementations of the Signs of Safety approach.

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Andrew Dib, MA, BA, has recently completed his Master of Counselling at Monash University, Australia and is currently enrolled in a Master of Gestalt Therapy at Gestalt Therapy Brisbane. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Sociology and Political Economy (Griffith University) and a Diploma of AOD (Alcohol and Other Drug) Work. His professional work history has been in AOD counselling and government administration, and he is now working with adult survivors of childhood trauma and providing individual counselling in his private practice.

Andrew Dib, MA, BA, has recently completed his Master of Counselling at Monash University, Australia and is currently enrolled in a Master of Gestalt Therapy at Gestalt Therapy Brisbane. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Sociology and Political Economy (Griffith University) and a Diploma of AOD (Alcohol and Other Drug) Work. His professional work history has been in AOD counselling and government administration, and he is now working with adult survivors of childhood trauma and providing individual counselling in his private practice. 

Andrew G. Marshall, BA, trained with RELATE, the UK’s largest counselling charity. He is the author of 20 books including the international best-sellers “I Love You but I’m Not in Love with You,” and “How Can I Ever Trust You Again?” He is the host of the podcast” The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall.” He is based in Berlin but leads a team of English-speaking therapists. Andrew is a member of COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists), and you can find him at www.andrewgmarshall.com