Magda Machavariani - the Co-founder of Georgian-American Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute in Georgia, SE Georgia Organizational Team member. Magda Machavariani is an EAGT accredited Gestalt Therapist and Gestalt trainer, Gestalt Play therapist and the Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation (VSOF) approved supervisor, EMDR therapist, Traumainformed expressive arts therapist, a certified therapist at the Gifted Institute Denmark; Wellbeing, Self- Care & Psychotherapy effectiveness Researcher, SPR member and Country Coordinator, Psychotherapy Research international group member, the Co-founder, Co-director, trainer and supervisor at V. Oaklander Gestalt Play Therapy Institute in Georgia. She has got MA in English Language & Literature from Tbilisi State University, and MA in Psychology from St. Andrew the First-Called Georgian University, the Cambridge International College Diploma in Human Resource/Personnel Management, The LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) International Qualifications Certificate with Distinction in Marketing and Public Relations (PR). Magda Machavariani has completed the international training program in gestalt therapy, Training of Trainers in Contemporary Gestalt Therapy and “Gestalt in Organizations” training program at the Georgian National Gestalt Institute; moreover, she is the graduate of Oaklander Model Training program by Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation (Santa Monica, CA, USA), the gestalt play therapy training program by the West Coast Institute for Gestalt Therapy with Children & Adolescents (CA, USA) and the gestalt therapy with adolescentstraining program at Blackfort Adolescent Gestalt Institute (Ireland), the training program at Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute (USA), EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Basic Training at EMDRIA-Approved training Centre “Connect Training and Consulting, Existential Well-being Counseling: A Person-centered Experiential Approach program by KU Leuven (Belgium), Healing Trauma in the Path to Recovery: Trauma and Addiction a Gestalt Approach training program by Rafael Cortina (USA), Gestalt Therapy Work with Couples and other trainings. Magda Machavariani is currently included in the supervised practice in organizations and the GPO accreditation process; she is also enrolled in the UC Berkeley Psychology licensure program, the EAGT- accredited international training program for Gestalt Supervisors by The Istituto di Gestalt HCC Italy and SE™ Professional Training program organized by Georgian-American Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute in Georgia. She has years practice and experience of working in education, management and psychotherapy, developing and delivering training programs. At present, Magda Machavariani is a psychotherapist and gestalt play therapist in private practice (works under supervision with clients of all ages, children, adolescents, emerging adults and their parents, families, adults, couples, organizations); she works also as a co-director, trainer and supervisor at Gestalt Play Therapy Georgia (GPTG) - Violet Oaklander Gestalt Play Therapy Institute in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is also an invited trainer of Gestalt psychotherapy training program at GNGI and an invited lecturer at UG where she delivers lectures of child psychotherapeutic methods. Moreover, she organizes various continuous professional development trainings for Georgian professionals; she cooperates with various Georgian and international centers and institutes/universities and holds trainings/lectures in response to their invitations. She participates as an attendant or a presenter in various local or international (EAGT, SPR, annual conference “early education and care”, etc.) conferences. Her professional Interests: Trauma-informed gestalt approach in education and clinical practice; Gestalt Therapy with children, adolescents, emerging adults and their parents, couples, families and organizations. Self-care, Wellbeing and Happiness Research; Gestalt Psychotherapy Effectiveness Research; Trauma-informed practice / care and resilience research. Development and implementation of couples, parents, family, teacher and community self-care and support programs and trauma-informed programs.