Meaning Centred Psychotherapy - Dr Joel Vos, PhD

Can psychotherapy help you uncover a sense of pur…

An episode of the The Weekend University podcast, hosted by Insights for Evolving Consciousness., titled "Meaning Centred Psychotherapy - Dr Joel Vos, PhD" was published on May 5, 2019 and runs 95 minutes.

May 5, 2019 ·95m · The Weekend University

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Can psychotherapy help you uncover a sense of purpose and meaning in life? A deep desire in every human being is the search for a fulfilling life – one worthy of its time, endeavour and pain, a life with value and meaning. Although most therapies offer clients some tools to live a meaningful life, meaning-centered therapies explicitly and systematically help people do this. A recently published review of 60 clinical trials found meaning-centered therapy to be extremely effective in reducing psychological problems and improving quality of life. In this lecture, Dr Joel Vos, PhD, will give an introduction into this exciting new field; starting with the work of Viktor Frankl, to the latest scientific research on meaning in life. You’ll learn about the different skills practitioners use to help clients, and also how you can adopt these approaches for your own life. Dr Joel Vos (www.joelvos.com) is clinical psychologist, philosopher and director of the internet platform Meaning Online. He works as researcher and lecturer at The Metanoia Institute and the New School for Psychotherapy and Counselling in London. He is chair of the successful IMEC International Meaning Conferences London. Joel has over 70 scientific publications to his name, including the books ‘Meaning in Life: an Evidence-Based Handbook for Practitioners’ (Palgrave McMillan) and ‘Fifty Pictures of Living a Meaningful Life’ (amazon.co.uk). Links: One Day Introductory Course on Meaning Centred Psychotherapy: http://bit.ly/mct-pod Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/ Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theweekenduniversity Joel’s books: https://amzn.to/2Y58toc Joel’s website: https://joelvos.com/

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Can psychotherapy help you uncover a sense of purpose and meaning in life? A deep desire in every human being is the search for a fulfilling life – one worthy of its time, endeavour and pain, a life with value and meaning. Although most therapies offer clients some tools to live a meaningful life, meaning-centered therapies explicitly and systematically help people do this. A recently published review of 60 clinical trials found meaning-centered therapy to be extremely effective in reducing psychological problems and improving quality of life. In this lecture, Dr Joel Vos, PhD, will give an introduction into this exciting new field; starting with the work of Viktor Frankl, to the latest scientific research on meaning in life. You’ll learn about the different skills practitioners use to help clients, and also how you can adopt these approaches for your own life. Dr Joel Vos (www.joelvos.com) is clinical psychologist, philosopher and director of the internet platform Meaning Online. He works as researcher and lecturer at The Metanoia Institute and the New School for Psychotherapy and Counselling in London. He is chair of the successful IMEC International Meaning Conferences London. Joel has over 70 scientific publications to his name, including the books ‘Meaning in Life: an Evidence-Based Handbook for Practitioners’ (Palgrave McMillan) and ‘Fifty Pictures of Living a Meaningful Life’ (amazon.co.uk). Links: One Day Introductory Course on Meaning Centred Psychotherapy: http://bit.ly/mct-pod Get our latest psychology lectures emailed to your inbox: http://bit.ly/new-talks Check out our next event: http://theweekenduniversity.com/events/ Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theweekenduniversity Joel’s books: https://amzn.to/2Y58toc Joel’s website: https://joelvos.com/

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