Gina Ross

"Gina Ross, MFCT, is Founder/President of the International Trauma-Healing Institute in the US (ITI-US) and its Israeli branch (ITI-Israel). Born in Aleppo, Syria, Gina has lived in eight different countries on four continents. A specialist in individual and collective trauma, she is the author of a series of books “Beyond the Trauma Vortex into the Healing Vortex,” targeting 10 social sectors implicated in amplifying or healing trauma. She also created The Ross Model: Protocol for Conflict Resolution and Successful Communication. Her latest book “Breaking News! The Media and the Trauma Vortex: Understanding News Reporting, Journalists and Audiences” was launched at the Jerusalem Press Club in October 2018. Gina focuses her analytical and advocacy work on the collective trauma behind politics, specifically the Israeli-Jewish/Palestinian–Arab conflict. She is a frequent contributor to Algemeiner, Thrive Global, Times of Israel, Jewish Post, Jewish Report, and the Los Angeles Jewish Journal”