Positive Psychotherapy

09/02/2026

This photo was taken at the Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy and shows the official trademark certificates of , registered in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Trademark registration is not a formality. It reflects responsibility for the method itself: its theoretical coherence, training standards, and ethical use in practice. It ensures that Positive Psychotherapy is taught, applied, and developed within a clear professional framework.

Today, the method is practiced in dozens of countries and applied in psychotherapy, counseling, education, and training. Its international dissemination goes hand in hand with structured training, supervision, and ongoing professional development.

Protecting the name means protecting the quality, the standards, and the trust placed in the method: by professionals and by those who seek psychological support.

More about Positive Psychotherapy: https://www.positum.org/about-ppt-method/

06/02/2026

🎂 UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT WAPP #1: Born on a Leap Day

Did you know that the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) was born on 29 February 1996? 😲

A leap day.
A rare date.
And perhaps a very fitting beginning for an association that has always worked beyond borders, cultures, and standard frameworks.

At that time, our Association had a different name: ICPP - International Center of Positive Psychotherapy. It was a true leap of faith into the world of !

In 2026, a non-leap year, we celebrate not just a day, but the entire year. Because some things are too meaningful to fit into a single date.
This year is dedicated to 30 years of WAPP.

Stay with us — more interesting facts are coming! ✨

04/02/2026

📗 New release — now in Turkish (e-book)

We’re happy to share that Dr. Richard-Christian Werringloer’s book “Living A Fulfilled Life: Self-Exploration and Personal Growth with Positive Psychotherapy after Prof. Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian” is now available in Turkish, in electronic format.

Originally published in English and widely read and appreciated over the years, this book has become a valuable companion for many colleagues interested in , personal development, and self-exploration.
Today, it is finally accessible to our Turkish-speaking community.

📖 “Hayatı dolu dolu yaşamak” is based on more than 25 years of Dr. Werringloer’s medical and psychotherapeutic practice. Rooted in Positive Psychotherapy, developed by Prof. Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian, the book goes further — integrating other therapeutic approaches and offering a deeper understanding of both PPT and ourselves.

This work invites readers to reflect on who we are, where we are in life, and how we can continue to grow in new ways.

👉 Available now on our website: https://www.positum.org/product/living-a-fulfilled-life-ebook-tur/
And also on WAPP Member Portal.

🇬🇧For those, who missed it in English, the book is available both in print and electronic formats.
Order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/3910225136

03/02/2026

We are happy to share the latest newsletter published by the World Federation for Psychotherapy (WFP).

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As you may know, we work in close cooperation with WFP: our Association is a member of the Federation, and all WAPP members are automatically members of WFP as well. This connection allows us to stay aligned with global developments in the field of psychotherapy and to be part of a wider international professional community.

We invite you to take a look at the latest updates, news, and initiatives featured in the newsletter.

By the way, the WFP events calendar also includes our WAPP World Congress in October 2026, so if you haven’t registered yet, you’re very welcome to join us: https://wapp2026.org/

👉 Feel free to explore the newsletter and stay connected with what’s happening globally in psychotherapy.

02/02/2026

🌍✨ Monthly Highlight | January 2026 ✨🌍

What a vibrant start to the year in our global community!

January brought an incredible wave of new energy: 65 wonderful new members joined WAPP - welcome, each of you, with open hearts! You are the living proof that connection and growth know no borders.

We’re thrilled to share that the trademark for Positive Psychotherapy has been officially registered in Ukraine 🇺🇦 a meaningful step toward protecting and spreading this humanistic approach we all cherish.

The brand-new issue of «The Global Psychotherapy» Journal is out - rich, inspiring, and completely free for everyone on our website. Dive in and let it nourish your practice and soul.

📚 A huge milestone: the English edition of the monumental three-volume work by our Polish colleagues on theory, practice, and clinical application of Positive Psychotherapy is now available - a true treasure for therapists worldwide.

🔬 We’ve strengthened our academic presence: WAPP now has an official ResearchGate publisher account! Dear colleagues from universities and research circles please follow, subscribe to the journal there, and affiliate your work. Let’s make our shared knowledge even more visible and connected globally.

Books keep traveling across cultures:
🇹🇷 Turkish edition of Richard Werringloer’s beloved “Little Kite Flyer”
🇮🇷 Persian translation of Nossrat Peseschkian’s classic “Positive Psychosomatics”

And to close the month on a joyful note - our colleague Dr. Fariba Karamoo hosted a deeply moving online webinar: “Joy: the quiet return to coherence”. So many hearts gathered around this gentle, powerful theme.

Being part of WAPP means being part of a living, international, and deeply human professional community.

🔔 Friendly reminder: please make sure your WAPP membership for the current year is renewed.

30/01/2026

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27/01/2026

📘 Fresh off the press – a book worth your attention! 🌟
Our colleague and valued WAPP trainer, Werner Gross, has released the English edition of his book "As One Lives, So One Dies: On the Life and Death of Great Psychotherapists".

The English version is available on Amazon, and you can grab it here:
👉 https://www.amazon.de/As-One-Lives-Dies-Psychotherapists/dp/3662700603

This non-fiction book addresses the significant theme of life and death in a unique way: it focuses on the founders of psychotherapy schools and narrates their lifestyles, dying styles, and contributions. How did they live? What confusions and challenges did they face throughout their lives, what crises did they endure, and how did they overcome them? What conclusions did they draw from these experiences? And finally: how did they die? It becomes clear in an entertaining and readable manner that their attitude towards life and death influences the development of their respective psychotherapy methods.
Written for interested laypeople, psychotherapists in practice and training, psychiatrists, and consultants.

Werner dives into the personal stories of: Freud, Jung, Adler, Moreno, Perls, Reich, von Dürckheim, Peseschkian – their perspectives on life and death and their significance for their psychotherapy schools.

If you've ever wondered how a therapist's own journey with mortality quietly shapes the way they help others find meaning and resources, this one's for you.

Have you read it yet? What strikes you most about how personal history influences therapeutic schools? Drop your thoughts below! 💭

As One Lives, So One Dies: On the Life and Death of Great Psychotherapists

26/01/2026

🌍Guess what just landed in our hands (and hearts)? 🌱

The January 2026 issue of “The Global Psychotherapist” is officially out, and this one is a real beast!

📕Dive in here: https://www.positum.org/ppt_journal/volume-6-number-1-january-2026/

Quite literally our biggest issue ever, packed to the brim with an incredible number of rich, thought-provoking, practice-changing articles.

These are the pieces you’ll want to highlight, share with colleagues on Monday morning, and return to again and again.
And yes, as always, we close with a generous selection of informational & community pieces that keep our worldwide network alive and connected.

The voices in this issue? Truly global. Authors from 11 different countries - a beautiful multicultural choir singing in the language of .

So here’s our warm invitation (and gentle nudge 😊):
Read it deeply.
Share it widely.
Every time you forward this issue to your supervision group, drop the link in your intervision chat, post it in your training cohort, recommend it to a colleague over coffee - you are amplifying the method; helping more therapists meet clients with hope, balance and resource-orientation.

With huge warmth and excitement,
The Editors
“The Global Psychotherapist”

24/01/2026

“Joy – The Quiet Return to Coherence” by Dr. Fariba Karamloo

📅 Date: 30 January 2026
🕔 Time: 17:00–19:00 CET (Berlin time)
🌐 Language: English with simultaneous Ukrainian translation
🎓 CPD: 2 credits

We warmly invite you to the first Soul Evening of 2026 with Dr. Fariba Karamloo, PhD - biologist, molecular immunologist, and European Certified Psychotherapist - for a reflective workshop on the theme “Joy – The Quiet Return to Coherence.”

In this evening session, joy is explored not as an emotion to be chased, but as a subtle and meaningful sign of inner coherence. Drawing on Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy and clinical experience, the workshop invites participants to reflect on how joy and dignity emerge together when inner life regains rhythm and alignment.

✨ What to expect:
• Short conceptual input
• Quiet personal reflection
• Shared dialogue
• Space for questions and integration

This Soul Evening offers a calm, thoughtful space to reconnect with inner coherence at the beginning of the new year.

🔹 Free for WAPP members
🔹 5 EUR for non-members or lapsed members

👉 Registration required: https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/9976dba5fa0017021c9c94f8d7d289e26f0de195/1
📩 Zoom link will be sent after registration.

✅ CPD credits will be automatically assigned to WAPP-certified psychotherapists and trainers after attending the webinar.

We look forward to starting the new year together with reflection and presence.

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23/01/2026

We are happy to announce the long-awaited release of the English-language three-volume handbook
“Psychotherapy Without Borders: Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy – Theory and Clinical Applications.”

Volume 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/391022556X
Volume 2: https://www.amazon.com/dp/3910225578
Volume 3: https://www.amazon.com/dp/3910225586

If you have been looking for a practical, well-structured, and conceptually clear guide on how to work with across different settings and clinical presentations, this handbook is an essential resource.

The handbook is now available on Amazon in several formats. A Kindle edition will also be released soon for those who prefer digital reading.

What’s inside?

Volume I focuses on theory and foundations, covering the history of PPT, key concepts, models of health and disease, actual capabilities, transcultural perspectives, ethics, online psychotherapy, and PPT as an integrative approach.

Volume II is entirely practice-oriented and guides the reader through the therapeutic process: consultation and first interview, diagnosis, therapeutic contract, alliance, the five stages of therapy, metaphorical communication, and core clinical interventions, including work with children, adolescents, and families.

Volume III addresses work with specific populations and disorders, including couples, depression, anxiety, psychosomatic disorders, trauma (including C-PTSD in ICD-11), addiction, ADHD, eating disorders, personality disorders, as well as self-experience and supervision as essential components of professional development.

This three-volume handbook was prepared by a dedicated group of Polish colleagues from the Wrocław Center for Positive Psychotherapy, under the general editorship of Roman Ciesielski.

We hope this handbook becomes a valuable companion in your clinical work, training, and professional development, as well as a solid reference that can be shared with colleagues from other therapeutic approaches and perspectives, offering a clear understanding of what Positive Psychotherapy is and how it is applied in clinical and practical work.