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Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP, is an international trainer and supervisor, the creator of the Tele'Drama method, and the founder and director of the International Tele'Drama Institute, which has welcomed thousands of people from 90 countries.

Dr. Simmons is the 2022 ASGPP recipient of the Innovator's Award for the creation of the Tele'Drama method, the 2024 recipient of the Hannah B. Weiner Award for outstanding dedication as a leader of the ASGPP, and the 2025 recipient of the Ann Hale Sociometry Award. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Society in Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP).

Her professional experience, both in Europe and the United States, spans educational, research, and consultancy work in the social sciences and mental health. Dr. Simmons received training in the psychoanalysis of group relations in organizations at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London. She has been utilizing action methods since 1995 in Europe and since 2005 in the United States.