Organization

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

2024-2026

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)

Uwe Kolks

PhD, Peseschkian Foundation representative (Germany)

Elected by electronic vote on November 2024.

The World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) has 4 Committees and numerous working groups to discuss and work on the main topics of our organization:

Membership Committee

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

Training Committee

Pavel Frolov – Chair

Tatiana Kantcheva – Co-chair
Polina Efremova
Claudia Christ

Sergiu Maxim
Maxim Goncharov

Natalia Khanetska
Ocean Liu Yang
Katarzyna Marquardt
Oleksandra Nizdran
Diana Pop
Ebru Sinici
Konstantin Vodenicharov

Publication Committee

Liudmyla Moskalenko – Chair
Gergana Bencheva
Hamid Peseschkian
Anastasiya Tkachova-Lutsenko
Olena Kloshynska
Mr. R.

Research Committee

Olga Lytvynenko – Chair
Klaudia Kolenda-Sujecka – Co-Chair
Tugba Sari
Hamid Peseschkian
Erick Messias
Elif Ozberk

WAPP International Head Office

The Head Office operates in a hybrid working model, with employees based in Germany, Ukraine, and Romania. Two members of the WAPP Board (based in Germany and the United Kingdom) work closely with the Head Office.