Founding Facilitators
The following people have been certified by Dr. Gabor Maté as Compassionate Inquiry Facilitators and were the first facilitation team. We are grateful for their dedication and meaningful contributions.
Vimalasara (Valerie Mason-John)
Compassionate Inquiry Facilitator and Practitioner
Dr Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) is an award-winning author of 8 books, including her debut fictional memoir Novel, Borrowed Body, and Detox Your Heart, Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and Eight Step Recovery Using The Buddha’s teachings to Overcome Addiction. She is co-founder of the secular 8-week course Mindfulness-Based Addiction […]
Lara Longo
Compassionate Inquiry Facilitator and Practitioner
As a psychotherapist and trauma therapist, my approach is informed by Compassionate Inquiry. I am a Compassionate Inquiry Founding Facilitator and student of Dr Gabor Mate, EMDR Consultant in Training and Clinical Supervisor. I integrate various trauma therapy modalities including EMDR, IFS, Poly-Vagal Therapy, Trauma Sensitive Yoga – Meditation, Art […]