Positive Psychotherapy

21/11/2025

“Reflections of the Year – How to Use Self-Reflection as a Psychotherapist” by Gabriela Hum (Romania)

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📅 Date: 3 December 2025
🕔 Time: 17:00–19:00 CET (Berlin time)
🌐 Language: English with simultaneous Ukrainian translation
🎓 CPD: 2 credits

Join us for an end-of-year Soul Evening with Gabriela Hum 🇷🇴 — clinical psychologist, positive psychotherapist, international trainer and supervisor — on the theme “Reflections of the Year: How to Use Self-Reflections as a Psychotherapist.”

This webinar offers a guided professional space to pause, look back, and reconnect with your development throughout the year. Through structured reflection and practical exercises, we will explore how self-reflection strengthens therapeutic presence, emotional resilience, and the effectiveness of your work with clients.

✨ What we will explore:
• Reviewing your year through a constructive and compassionate lens
• Deepening self-awareness with reflective tools
• Identifying patterns in your therapeutic practice
• Renewing clarity, purpose, and direction for the year ahead

📝 For the experiential part, please have your 2025 agenda or schedule with client sessions available.

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

👉 Registration required: https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/0ace66e9ab3edf8fe22421d00ebe890d5ee5102b/1
📩 Zoom link will be sent after registration.

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

About the Speaker

Gabriela Hum is a clinical psychologist, positive psychotherapist, and international trainer and supervisor based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the president of the Romanian Positive Psychotherapy Association and is affiliated with the World Association for Positive Psychotherapy (WAPP). Gabriela has extensive experience in self-discovery work and training for psychotherapists, with contributions across China, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

We look forward to seeing you there!

19/11/2025

There are moments that stay with us long after the event ends — moments of meeting, of warmth, of shared discovery.

This short video from our previous International Conference in Istanbul in 2024 captures exactly that: the smiles, the embraces, the spontaneous hallway conversations; the feeling of being seen, understood, and connected across cultures and continents.

WAPP conferences have always been more than a scientific program.
They are places where professionals from all over the world find a common language, even when they speak in different ones; where experience, knowledge, and humanity meet as naturally as hands reaching out to hands.

There is something truly unique in these gatherings — something our guests consistently describe as warm, inspiring, and unlike any other conference they have attended.

Next year, we will have the joy of coming together once again — for the 8th World Congress of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy, which will take place 11–16 October 2026 in Montenegro, on the stunning Adriatic coast.

In this extraordinary place, at a beautiful seaside hotel, the horizon touches the sea as gently as our thoughts touch one another.

Let this video be a small reminder — and at the same time, a quiet invitation toward what lies ahead.

Welcome to the memories.
Welcome to the journey ahead.
See you at the World Congress 2026.

💻 Registration starts on 15 December 2025

12/11/2025

📍 7th National Conference on Positive Psychotherapy in Romania
🗓 10–12 November 2025, Florești, Romania 🇷🇴

Our Romanian colleagues recently held their autumn conference — the last in this year’s series of national events.
The 2025 conference theme was:
“Resources and Perspectives in Positive Psychotherapy of Family and Couple Relationships.”

Around 70 participants from across Romania attended, exploring family and couple dynamics through the lens of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy. Among the international speakers was Arno Remmers (Germany).

We sincerely thank the Romanian Association of Positive Psychotherapy and all participants for their inspiring contributions and warm hospitality.

Swipe to see some photos from the event ➡️

11/11/2025

Dear Trainers and Candidate Trainers in Positive Psychotherapy,

We already have many registrations for the upcoming:

«Special Online Training in Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy»

However, we would be happy to see even more of you take part in this unique, 👀one-time opportunity to learn the tools and techniques for conducting online training.
This seminar will not be repeated in the future.

We warmly remind and encourage you to join, as the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) may soon begin requiring proofthat trainers who provide online seminars possess relevant competencies and technical skills to conduct them.
All participants will receive a certificate and 30 CPD credits toward continuing professional development.

👉Details and registration:
https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/9b832bcc08aeed6876069f73ac17ca49d6fc7958/1

‼️ Please register as soon as possible

If you require interpretation, please select the “Course Registration with Translation” option — this is necessary so we can assign interpreters in advance.

06/11/2025

Dear colleagues,
The World Federation for Psychotherapy (WFP), based in the United States, is organizing the 24th World Congress of Psychotherapy, which will take place on June 4–6, 2026 in New York.

Please note that this event is not the World Congress organized by WAPP.

All details, registration options, and the official program are available at the link below:

05/11/2025

📚 Just arrived!
The second, updated and expanded edition of “Positive Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychology” has officially landed — now in the hands of the editors, Prof. Erick Messias and Dr. Hamid Peseschkian.

This new edition brings together:
✅ 75 authors
✅ from 19 countries
✅ across 55 rich chapters on positive mental health, clinical applications, and cross-cultural perspectives.

Copies will soon reach authors worldwide.
You can already order the book on Springer, in print or ebook format.

A solid step forward for the growth of and interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health.

🔗 Link to order: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-94645-5

05/11/2025

Join today:

“The Therapist’s View on the Spiritual Dimension” by Volodymyr Karikash

Project

📅 Date: 5 November 2025
🕔 Time: 17:00–19:00 CEST (Berlin time)
🌐 Language: Ukrainian with simultaneous English translation
🎓 CPD: 2 credits

Join us for a professional dialogue with Volodymyr Karikash, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 on the topic “The Therapist’s View on the Spiritual Dimension. This special Soul Evening introduces a new discussion format exploring the therapist’s role in working with the spiritual dimension.

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

👉 Registration required: https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/3c1faba8278817784fb913a47feca9748e551825/1
📩 Zoom link will be sent after registration.

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

About the Webinar:
This professional dialogue will explore how psychotherapists perceive and engage with the spiritual dimension in their practice. Topics will include:
- How we recognize and experience the presence of the spiritual dimension in therapy
- Understanding the meanings of “soul” and “spirit” across different languages and traditions
- Distinguishing between spirituality and morality
- The unique position of the psychotherapist in contact with the spiritual dimension
- Meta-skills required to work effectively with this level of experience

About the Speaker:
Volodymyr Karikash, Ph.D. is a co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute of Positive Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy and Management, psychotherapist registered in national and international associations (USP, UAPP, WAPP, EAP), WAPP Master Trainer and Supervisor, and Honorary Member of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Soul Evening Team

03/11/2025

✨ WAPP Monthly Highlights – October 2025 ✨

It feels great to belong to a community where something meaningful is always happening — where learning, sharing, and growing never stop. 💙

🎉 56 new members joined WAPP this month — welcome to our global family!
🌍 October was full of inspiring events:
🇷🇴 In Romania, the National Association of Positive Psychotherapy hosted two important gatherings — the Trainers’ Meeting (Oct 6–7) and the Conference “Dialogue Between Medicine and Psychologies.”
🇧🇬 In Bulgaria, the National Conference on Positive Psychotherapy (Oct 11–12) united local and international experts in a truly warm atmosphere.
💻 Within the Soul Evening Project, Todor Semyonov (Bulgaria) led the online workshop “Psychotherapies in the Virtual World.”
📚 And perhaps the highlight of the month — the release of the long-awaited second, revised, and expanded edition of “Positive Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychology” (edited by Erik Messas & Hamid Peseschkian), now available from Springer: 700 pages, 55 chapters, 75 authors from 19 countries!
🌎 WAPP Press also celebrated new translations of Nossrat Peseschkian’s classics: “Oriental Stories” in Polish and Armenian, “Life is a Paradise” in English-Ukrainian and Russian, and the first Georgian edition of “Positive Family Therapy”.

Belonging to WAPP means being part of a professional home that never stops moving, learning, and connecting across cultures. Let’s keep this spirit alive — together. 🌿

31/10/2025

"The Cognitive Behavioral Tsunami: How CBT became the dominant psychotherapy"
by Dr. Farhad Dalal (UK)

📅 Date: 11 December 2025
🕖 Time: 19:00–20:30 CET
🌐 Language: English with simultaneous translation into Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian (+ languages to be added if 20+ from one country register)
🎓 CPD: 2 credits

We continue our exclusive “Meet the Expert” series, where leading thinkers in psychotherapy share ideas that shift perspectives and inspire reflection.

Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Farhad Dalal (UK) — psychotherapist, group analyst, and author of the acclaimed “CBT: The Cognitive Behavioral Tsunami”.

In this event, Dr. Dalal will explore how modern psychotherapy has been shaped not only by science, but by power, ideology, and institutional politics. This lecture reveals what lies behind the dominance of — and questions what we call “evidence-based.”

🔹 How did CBT become the leading therapy model?
🔹 What role did politics and ideology play in this rise?
🔹 What happens when science becomes a tool of power?

An unmissable session for psychotherapists, trainers, consultants, and students eager to look deeper into the structures influencing the “psy” professions today.

🔸 Free for WAPP members
🔸 10 EUR for non- or lapsed members

👉 Registration is required:
https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/8d9364cfb56e5f934afed0c2a2d5c7fb5f697ecf/1

📩 Zoom link will be sent automatically after registration.
✅ 2 CPD credits will be awarded to WAPP-certified psychotherapists and trainers upon attendance.

About the Expert:
Farhad Dalal, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and group analyst in private practice in Devon, UK. He is the author of several influential books, including Taking the Group Seriously, Race, Colour and the Processes of Racialization, Thought Paralysis: The Virtues of Discrimination, and CBT – The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics and the Corruptions of Science. He currently teaches group psychotherapy in India and continues to write on ethics, power, and the evolving politics of psychotherapy.

Join us for a remarkable evening of insight, dialogue, and reflection with one of the most provocative voices in contemporary psychotherapy.

— WAPP Head Office

29/10/2025

“The Therapist’s View on the Spiritual Dimension” by Volodymyr Karikash

Project

📅 Date: 5 November 2025
🕔 Time: 17:00–19:00 CEST (Berlin time)
🌐 Language: Ukrainian with simultaneous English translation
🎓 CPD: 2 credits

Join us for a professional dialogue with Volodymyr Karikash, Ph.D. 🇺🇦 on the topic “The Therapist’s View on the Spiritual Dimension. This special Soul Evening introduces a new discussion format exploring the therapist’s role in working with the spiritual dimension.

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

👉 Registration required: https://wapp.member365.org/public/event/details/3c1faba8278817784fb913a47feca9748e551825/1
📩 Zoom link will be sent after registration.

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

About the Webinar:
This professional dialogue will explore how psychotherapists perceive and engage with the spiritual dimension in their practice. Topics will include:
- How we recognize and experience the presence of the spiritual dimension in therapy
- Understanding the meanings of “soul” and “spirit” across different languages and traditions
- Distinguishing between spirituality and morality
- The unique position of the psychotherapist in contact with the spiritual dimension
- Meta-skills required to work effectively with this level of experience

About the Speaker:
Volodymyr Karikash, Ph.D. is a co-founder of the Ukrainian Institute of Positive Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy and Management, psychotherapist registered in national and international associations (USP, UAPP, WAPP, EAP), WAPP Master Trainer and Supervisor, and Honorary Member of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.

We look forward to seeing you there!
Soul Evening Team

28/10/2025

🎥 Webinar Recording Available!

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar “Psychotherapist in the Virtual World” with Todor Simeonov.
For those who couldn’t attend — or who would like to rewatch — we’re happy to share the video recordings:

▶ English version: https://youtu.be/Iz_QtJE6oEs
▶ Ukrainian version: https://youtu.be/Jqtn95O75BU

The session explored how therapy and wellbeing evolve in digital spaces and how psychotherapists can adapt to the rapidly changing virtual environment.

We hope you enjoy watching!
Soul Evening Team

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