WAPP‘s main postgraduate training program is divided into five parts. These parts are designed in a sequential order, i.e. they need to be completed successively starting with the lowest level.
- Basic Consultant of Positive Psychotherapy (200 h)
- Candidate Certified Positive Psychotherapist (550 h)
- European Certified Positive Psychotherapist (650 h)
- Basic Course Trainer for Positive Psychotherapy
- Master Course Trainer for Positive Psychotherapy
The courses are split up into modules of 3 or 4 days each, spread over several months depending on the kind of course.
Training standards
Certificate and diploma fees
WAPP charges a certification fee for every issued certificate. The certification fee contributes to the administrative processing and quality assurance procedures required for issuing WAPP certificates. It also supports the development and maintenance of the official curriculum, ethical standards, training regulations, and certification framework of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.
The certificate fee is determined by the level of certification. Where applicable, the country category of the course is taken into account.
The applicable fee structure further depends on the start date of the course and on whether the certificate is ordered within the regular cohort process or requested individually at a later point in time.
The costs for participating in the training seminar will be charged additionally by the local organizers of the seminars.
For all payments, please use our website shop.
Certificate fees for courses with a start date in 2026 or later:
- The fees listed below apply exclusively to courses with a start date in 2026 or later.
- For courses that started before 1 January 2026, the previous fee structure remains valid only if the certificate is ordered within the regular cohort certification process after successful completion of the final examination.
- Any individual certificate request submitted at a later point in time (e.g. due to missing academic documents or other individual reasons) is subject to the certificate fee valid at the time of application.
| Certificate fees | from 2026 on for all countries** | Ukraine 2026 (now category B) |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Consultant | 80 € | 75 € |
| Candidate Positive Psychotherapist (paid member*) | 220 € | 200 € |
| European Certified Positive Psychotherapist (paid member*) | 85 € | 75 € |
| Basic Trainer | 275 € | 250 € |
| Master Trainer | 330 € | 300 € |
| Specialized courses | 65 € | 50 € |
**) except Ukraine – the increase only applies to Ukraine from 2027 on
Certificate fees for courses starting before 2026:
- The fees in the table below apply to courses that started before 1 January 2026 and are ordered within the regular cohort certification process.
- The fees are applied in accordance with the World Bank country classification. The linked document provides the official overview of country classifications used for determining the applicable fee category: Costs of Certificates and Diplomas of Positive Psychotherapy
| Certificate | Category A | Category B | Category C | Category D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Training (200 hours) | 100 EUR | 75 EUR | 50 EUR | 25 EUR |
| Master Training (710 hours) until 2021 | 275 EUR | 225 EUR | 175 EUR | 105 EUR |
| Master Training part I (550 hours) | 275 EUR | 225 EUR | 175 EUR | 95 EUR |
| Master Training part II (650 hours) | 100 EUR | 75 EUR | 50 EUR | 35 EUR |
| Basic Trainer Diploma | 300 EUR | 250 EUR | 180 EUR | 100 EUR |
| Master Trainer Diploma | 400 EUR | 300 EUR | 200 EUR | 120 EUR |