I am a senior trainee psychodrama psychotherapist born in France, and finishing my training in London. In September 2021, I attended Zoli Figusch's wonderful psychodramatic demonstration of Jose Fonseca’s Brazilian style of directing as part of the British Psychodrama Association's annual conference. I felt excited by the discovery of a new psychodramatic culture, and immediately sensed that our community needed a space where we could come together on a regular basis and learn from our most experienced psychodramatists in the world. Once the seed was planted I contacted the psychodramatists I personally dreamt to learn from, and I am deeply grateful that most responded with enthusiasm and energy. And so, Psychodrama Around the World was born. It is with great excitement and intense curiosity that I look forward to our connection so that we may, in the words of Paul Valery “enrich ourselves of our differences !

I am very grateful for Emma Williams for her invaluable help on this project, as well as Alexa Edelist, Mar Cordoba, Pavla Cveckova, Eddie Bedrosyan, Stephen Fitzpatrick, and others who have been incredibly generous with their time and feedback on this project!