Phone: +49 611 450 34 40
Fax: +49 611 450 34 24
Wiesbaden, Germany
Email: wapp@positum.org
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.
Positive Psychotherapy is present in 60 countries on 6 continents
WAPP in numbers
Basic, Master, International Trainers
170
WAPP members
2600 +
centers, associations, academies, institutes
65 +
graduates per year
2500 +
Head Office
Luisenstrasse 28
65185 Wiesbaden
Germany
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
Dimitrova
MA in Psychology, Clinical Specialization (Bulgaria)
Ewa Dobiala
MD (Poland)
Pavel Frolov
MD (Portugal)
Olga Lytvynenko
Psy.D., Prof. (Ukraine)
Liudmyla Moskalenko
PhD in Psychology (Ukraine)
Hamid Peseschkian
MD, DM, DMSc (Germany)
Raluca Ursica
MA in Psychology (United Kingdom)
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:
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)
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, 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
