Diplomate Graduates

Meaning is measured in challenge, and the greater the challenge the greater the uncertainty. Realizing our dreams thus means embracing uncertainty.

Albert Frantz

Anja Marković

Degree: Master (PsyM) in Psychology
Specialty: Certified logotherapist, counselor and cognitive-behavioral coach
Providing psychological support and guidance to adult clients, with a special focus on a logotherapeutic and meaning-centered approach. Treating a wide variety of non-clinical psychological problems; working online in three different languages: English, Spanish, and Serbian.
Diplomate Project Title: "The Meaning of International Romantic Relationships: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Couples’ Experiences" This qualitative research project aims to explore how international couples perceive the meaning of their romantic relationships, taking into special account Viktor Frankl's conception of love and its applications within the field of meaning-centered counseling of international couples.
anja.markovic1308@gmail.com

Eleni Aroni

Founder of the Greek Institute of Logotherapy, specializing in developmental aspects of trauma and other issues
Diplomate project: “The Virtues of a Logotherapist” The aim of the project is to focus on the being of the Logotherapist: qualities, values, mental activities, energy, and how these are applies in the session
elena.aroni@gmail.com
greeklogotherapyinstitute.com

Martina Polohová

Degrees: Doctorate (PaedDr.) in Pastoral Counseling, Master degree in "Counseling for students with special educational needs" Accreditation: "Assyst therapy" crisis intervention and "Diagnosis and therapy of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). Specialty: Counseling students with special educational needs, pastoral counseling and logotherapist, focus on youth under 30 but also families and couples Diplomate project: "Self-Transcendence Tools in Logotherapy" The goal of the project is to introduce how some "goal-oriented aids" can support the logotherapeutic methods of Socratic Dialogue, Dereflection and Paradoxical Intention to help achieve the set goals of the individual therapy martina.polohova@gmail.com

Clara Benacerraf

Specialty: Philosophy and Educational Psychology, MA in Special Education and Counseling Head counselor at the International School for children and youth ages 3 - 18 and DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) Diplomate project: "Using Socratic Dialogue in Logotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Developmental Considerations to Facilitate Self-Discovery, Attitudinal Change and Meaning-Fulfillment" The purpose of the project was to analyze and reflect on the developmentally appropriate use of Socratic Dialogue in Logotherapy with children and adolescents clarahanna@hotmail.com

Ajay Achuthan

Diplomate project: “How a spiritual outlook from the Vedic tradition facilitates our ability to access and enhance the nöetic dimension” The goal is to accelerate and enhance the client’s ability access meaning and act consistently in congruence with what is meaningful, through yogic and meditative practices ajayachuthan26@gmailcom

Batya Cohen

Doctor of Clinical Social Work, Certified Grief Educator, as well as a Holocaust researcher whose work in all these areas has been enhanced by studying logotherapy.
Diplomate project: The Righteous Gentiles of Novogrudok: A Logotherapeutic Perspective While applying the concepts of logotherapy, this paper explores the phenomenon of Righteous Gentiles, both in biblical times and during the Holocaust, specifically in the formerly Polish town of Novogrudok.

Odeliya Devir

MA in Social Work
Diplomate project: Logotherapy in Music
odeliyad@hotmail.com

Daniel Sileshi

thebreaker@rogers.com

Chris Goto Jones

Professor in Philosophy at UVic, a Professorial Research Fellow at SOAS, University of London, and an Honorary Professor in Asian Studies at UBC
Diplomate project: “Shani and Mr. Arbutus: (Embodied) Man in Search of (Experiential) Meaning (in the Forest)” The project aims to explore and demonstrate how Viktor Frankl’s conception of man can be brought into creative conversation with contemporary therapeutic approaches that emphasize the importance of experiential factors, embodiment and our relationship with the natural world.
chrisgotojones@uvic.ca

Shira Bauer

Master's candidate for MSC in Psychology
Diplomate Project:-Logotherapy and Inner child healing
The goal of the project was to see how one can combine Inner child healing with Logotherapy.
shirabauer@gmail.com

Aryeh Siegel

aryehsiegel@gmail.com

Channa Poliakoff

poliakoffc@gmail.com