Positive Psychotherapy

05/06/2026

📚 New books, new ideas, new perspectives.

Over the past years, WAPP Press has published a growing collection of books dedicated to Positive Psychotherapy (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977), mental health, personal development, education, relationships, psychosomatics, and many other topics.

In this carousel, we are sharing just a small selection of some of our recent releases. The collection includes books for psychotherapists, psychologists, counselors, educators, students, and anyone interested in better understanding themselves and others.

🌍 Available in different languages.
📖 Printed and e-book formats.
💡 Topics for both professionals and the general public.

And of course, this is only a fraction of what is available. We invite you to visit the WAPP Press shop: https://www.positum.org/shop/books/ and explore the full collection of books published in recent years.

☀️ Summer is just around the corner, and summer reading is still a wonderful idea.
Happy reading!

04/06/2026

This study by Y. Karakurt and T. Sarı explores how honesty and courtesy are experienced in communication, showing that they function as complementary capacities rather than opposing tendencies.

The results suggest that effective communication depends on the ability to balance clarity with relational sensitivity, while also highlighting the challenges individuals face in maintaining this balance.

Key points from the study are outlined in this carousel. The full article is available in The Global Psychotherapist Journal: 🔗 http://doi.org/10.52982/lkj289

02/06/2026

🌏 A historic milestone for in the Pacific!

We are delighted to share the wonderful news that our colleague, Dr. Taralina Gae'e-Atefi has opened the first Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy Clinic in Samoa – the Ahmadhina Health Centre.

This is not only the first Ministry of Health accredited private clinic of its kind in Samoa, but also the first clinic dedicated to Positive Psychotherapy (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977) in the entire Pacific and Oceania region.

In addition to its work as an independent clinic, Dr. Gae’e-Atefi and her team also provide pro-bono consultations at the psychiatric inpatient wards of the National Hospital of Samoa, contributing to greater access to mental health support in the country.

With Samoa facing su***de rates that have remained above the global average for more than two decades, particularly among young people aged 15–24, this initiative represents an important step forward. Taralina’s work focuses especially on supporting families, parents, children, and young people, with special interests in childhood trauma, addictions, forensic psychology, and personality disorders.

We warmly congratulate Dr. Gae’e-Atefi on this remarkable achievement and thank her for her dedication, courage, and commitment to bringing Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy to new regions of the world.

We wish her, her team, and the Ahmadhina Health Centre every success in the years ahead and look forward to witnessing the continued growth and development of Positive Psychotherapy throughout Samoa, the Pacific, and Oceania. 💙💚

Congratulations, Dr. Gae’e-Atefi, on this inspiring new chapter!

01/06/2026

⏳ Only two weeks remain until the final abstract submission deadline for the 8th World Congress of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.

Dear colleagues and friends,

Over the past months, we have offered several deadline extensions to give more colleagues the opportunity to participate. This time, however, the deadline is final.

If you have been considering sharing your research, clinical experience, innovative project, practical tool, or personal insights into Positive Psychotherapy, now is the moment to take the next step.

Whether you choose a 15-minute Spotlight Talk, a 30-minute Presentation, or an interactive Workshop, your contribution can inspire colleagues from around the world and become part of a truly global dialogue. 🌍

Every idea begins with the courage to share it.

Submit your abstract and help shape the Congress program with your unique perspective:
https://wapp2026.org/guidelines-and-submission/

30/05/2026

Just published! Another article on in an international scientific journal. Free download: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-026-00273-z Thank you to Dr. Maria Gren and the World Council for Psychotherapy for this opportunity.

29/05/2026

🌍 Monthly Highlights | May 2026

May was another month of connection, professional exchange, and international visibility for the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP).

✨ 22 new members joined our global community. Welcome!

🇺🇸 A delegation of WAPP members traveled to the United States to participate in several professional conferences. We are especially proud that colleagues from our community successfully presented Positive Psychotherapy at the annual conference of the American Psychiatric Association. Congratulations to everyone involved!

🇧🇬 May also brought the traditional Annual Workshop on Positive Psychotherapy in Varna, organized by the Bulgarian Association for Positive Psychotherapy. We warmly congratulate our Bulgarian colleagues on another successful event with a rich program and many participants.

🌍 Last week, another webinar of the project took place on the topic:
“The Group as a Field for the Transformation of Conflict and Collective Trauma.”
For those who could not attend, we will soon share the recording with WAPP members.

🤝 Behind the scenes, WAPP committees, working groups, trainers, researchers, and volunteers continue their daily work to support the development of around the world.

🎉 An exciting month lies ahead! In June, we celebrate the , and we have prepared several special activities and surprises for our community. Stay tuned!

💙 As always, everything we achieve is possible thanks to the support of our members. If you have not yet renewed your membership for the current year, please do so through the Member Portal: https://wapp.member365.org/ or the WAPP Shop: https://www.positum.org/shop/

26/05/2026

In this interview, Klaudia Kolenda-Sujecka from the Polish Center for Positive Psychotherapy shares her perspective on Positive Psychotherapy (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977) and explains what makes this approach meaningful in her professional practice.

Watch on: https://youtu.be/JYLilsC3Ojw

She reflects on as a flexible and integrative metatheory that combines strong clinical foundations with practical tools that can be applied not only in psychotherapy, but also in work with families, education, business, and personal development.

Klaudia also speaks about the Balance Model as one of her favorite tools in Positive Psychotherapy and how it can support both diagnosis and therapeutic work.

In this short interview, Klaudia Kolenda-Sujecka from the Polish Ce...

25/05/2026

This paper explores the integration of (PPT after N. Peseschkian, since 1977) within Traditional Chinese Medicine psychosomatic clinics, demonstrating how psychological and medical approaches can be combined in clinical practice.

The findings demonstrate that therapeutic effectiveness is enhanced when internal capacities, meaning-making processes, and mind–body connections are addressed within a unified framework.
Core insights from the study are presented in this carousel.

For a more comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and clinical perspectives, the full article is available in Journal:
🔗 http://doi.org/10.52982/lkj287

20/05/2026

🌍 WAPP Delegation at the Annual APA Meeting in San Francisco 🇺🇸 May, 2026

Every year, the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association brings together more than 7,000 participants and many of the leading voices in psychiatry and mental health from across the Western world to exchange research, ideas, and professional experience.

We are happy to once again welcome the participation of the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) delegation, which presented this year’s Highlighting Topic session:

“Humor and Balance as Therapeutic Resources. Tools and Techniques in Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy”

Presenters:
• Hamid Peseschkian (Germany)
• Ewa Dоbiałа (Poland)
• Iryna Norkina (Netherlands)
• Nataliia Marchenko (Ukraine)

Thank you to our colleagues for representing (PPT after Peseschkian, since 1977), sharing their knowledge and experience, and contributing to the international professional dialogue. 🤝