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World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP)

Discover the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP), where every individual is valued and supported to thrive. Founded in 1996, WAPP promotes global mental health through Positive Psychotherapy (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977).

WAPP is dedicated to advancing Positive Psychotherapy, promoting its theory, methodology, and practical application worldwide. We offer comprehensive training programs for postgraduate professionals in psychotherapy, family therapy, psychosomatics, and counselling, ensuring that practitioners receive the necessary skills and knowledge to make a meaningful impact in their communities.

The Association consists of individual members, national associations, national and regional training institutes, centers, and representative offices.

WAPP has reached over 2500 members from 59 countries across 6 continents.
More than 160 trainers are part of our community, enabling access to education in Positive Psychotherapy (courses) in over 20 countries.

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Positive Psychotherapy is present in 60 countries on 6 continents

WAPP in numbers

Basic, Master, International Trainers

170

WAPP members

2600 +

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centers, associations, academies, institutes

65 +

graduates per year

2500 +

Head Office

Luisenstrasse 28
65185 Wiesbaden
 Germany

WAPP Statutes (bylaws)

of WAPP are in English and in German

WAPP promotes the theory, method and practice of Positive Psychotherapy. It is engaged in the training of postgraduate professionals in psychotherapy, family therapy and counseling all over the world.

In addition, WAPP organizes workshops, lectures, conferences and seminars pertaining to the different aspects of Positive Psychotherapy as well as transcultural exchange of theories, techniques and research. Our work is in accordance with the Strasbourg Declaration on Psychotherapy.

WAPP and its affiliated institutions are members of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP), the World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP), and the World Federation for Psychotherapy (WFP).

As WAPP member you are automatically a member of the World Federation for Psychotherapy WFP – You can print this certificate and put it in your office. 

 


Board of Directors of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) 2022-2024

WAPP is represented by a Board of Directors. The members of the Board are elected every two years by the WAPP members and serve as a collective organ. They work on a voluntary basis and meet monthly for consultation on all issues concerning Positive Psychotherapy and the work of WAPP.

 

Snezhanka<br>Dimitrova

Snezhanka
Dimitrova

MA in Psychology, Clinical Specialization (Bulgaria)

Ewa Dobiala

Ewa Dobiala

MD (Poland

Pavel Frolov

Pavel Frolov

MD (Portugal)

Olga Lytvynenko

Olga Lytvynenko

Psy.D., Prof. (Ukraine)

Liudmyla Moskalenko

Liudmyla Moskalenko

PhD in Psychology (Ukraine)

Hamid Peseschkian

Hamid Peseschkian

MD, DM, DMSc (Germany)

Raluca Ursica

Raluca Ursica

MA in Psychology (United Kingdom)

Peseschkian Foundation

Peseschkian Foundation

(Germany)

Elected by electronic vote on November 2022.

The World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) has 3 Committees and numerous working groups (see the structure) to discuss and work on the main topics of our organization:

Membership & Events Committee

Strategy, Head Office, staff, agenda, Board, annual meetings, elections, legal affairs, membership, finance, events

Committee members:

Ewa Dobiala – Chair
Fariba Karamloo – Co-Chair
Daria Krebs
Liudmyla Moskalenko
Anna Wyszadko
Kateryna Ovcharek
Julia Dremina
Dragos Marian (observer)
Ana Mikiashvilli (observer)

Training  Committee

Trainers and trainings, training standards, specialized courses, centers, associations, EAP/ECP

Committee members:

Pavel Frolov – Chair
Polina Efremova – Co-Chair
Sergiu Maxim
Ocean Liu Yang
Maxim Goncharov
Katarzyna Marquardt
Oleksandra Nizdran
Diana Pop
Natalia Khanetska

Publications Committee

Publications, Journal supervision, translations, SMM platforms, website, Blog, Internet content, PPT books and translations

Committee members:

Olga Lytvynenko – Chair
Klaudia Kolenda-Sujecka – Co-Chair
Liudmyla Moskalenko
Gergana Bencheva
Tugba Sari
Anastasiya Tkachova-Lutsenko
Olena Kloshynska
Elif Ozberk

 

Head Office

Stefanie Heinen, M.A

Phone: +49 611 450 34 40
Fax: +49 611 450 34 24

Wiesbaden, Germany
Email: wapp@positum.org

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Dr. Kateryna Lytvynenko

Odesa, Ukraine
Email: assistant@positum.org

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Elisabeta Canja, M.A

Cluj Napoca, Romania
Email: members@positum.org

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Dr. Dorothea Martin

USA
Email: journal@positum.org

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