The EMCAPP-Board

Werner May, President (Germany)

Psychologist, M.A., University of Würzburg, Germany
President of the IGNIS-Academy of Christian Psychology – Germany 1986-2012 www.ignis.de. Author of some books in the area of Christian counseling and education.
Focus: Basic topics of Christian psychology, counseling of foster and adoptive families, editor of the free e-Journal Christian Psychology Around The World http://emcapp.ignis.de and the free e-Magazine "Christian Psychology for Everyday Life". In connection with the development of a Christian psychology, the unity of the body of Christ is an important concern to him.

 

Anna Ostaszewska, Vice-President (Poland)

 

Anna Ostaszewska (Poland) is a psychotherapist, supervisor, a lecturer and trainer in psychotherapy, vice-president of EMCAPP. She holds the European Certificate of Psychotherapy. She is co-founder and the past president of the Association of Christian Psychologists in Poland www.spch.pl. For ten years Anna was the member and secretary of the Polish Psychotherapy Council https://prp.org.pl/en. Anna’s two books: Integrative Psychotherapy: a Christian Approach and Spiritual Aspects in the Background of Psychotherapy were published by Polish scientific publishers. She was also coordinator and co-author of two EMCAPP books "Theory and Practice of Christian Psychology in Europe" and "Psychology and Psychotherapy in the Perspective of Christian Anthropology" - edited by Nicolene Joubert, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

She also has published her poems Ptaki. Czas nie istnieje. (Birds. Time does not exist).

 

Ulla Dahlen (Finland)

Her educational background includes an MA in Counseling (Columbia International University, SC) and a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision (Regent University, VA). While she lived and studied in the United States for over seven years, she worked and did clinical counseling internships at Christian Counseling Centers, at a local Church as well as a one year internship at a city hospital. Currently Ulla lives in Finland with her husband David. There she teaches counseling courses at Iso Kirja College and offers counseling workshops for local churches. In addition, Ulla and David serve part-time with a Mission Organization, Fida International. Ulla‘s responsibilities include member care for missionaries as well as teaching, training and consultation, mainly in various countries in Asia.

 

Nicolene Joubert (South Africa)

Nicolene Joubert, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor of Christian Psychology and Counseling at Houston Christian University. She holds a PhD in Psychology (North-West University, South Africa), a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (Trinity International University, Ill.), and a Master of Arts degree in Online and Distance Education from the Open University UK. She has been a practising Christian psychologist for 40 years and specialises in trauma and family therapy. Dr. Joubert founded the Institute of Christian Psychology, now the Institute for Christian Practitioners in South Africa, and taught there for 19 years. She is the chairperson of the Council for Pastoral and Spiritual Counselors (CPSC) in South Africa and the Director of the Society for Christian Psychology (SCP), a division of the American Association for Christian Counselors (AACC). 

 

Joan D.A. Juanola (Spain)

PhD. University Abat Oliba in Barcelona, Department of Psychology.

General health psychologist, professor and therapist. Husband and father of five kids, also dedicated to teaching in the area of basic psychology at Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, Barcelona. Disciple of Martín F. Echavarría and thomist philosopher, his interests are focused on Thomistic psychology and the philosophical foundations of psychology, as well as the integration between psychology and Christian theology. He is actually in a research project of Abat Oliba CEU university to investigate the integration of Christian anthropology in the psychology studies and also participates in a Templeton founded project about the role of forgiveness in mental health through the sacrament of confession.

 

Andrej Lorgus (Bulgaria, Russia)

Priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow, Rector of the Institute of Christian Psychology, 
Theological anthropologist, Practicing psychologist, Сonsultant. Now living in Bulgaria.

 

Stefano Parenti (Italy)

Psychotherapist, President of the Italian Catholic Psychological Association. Stefano Parenti is husband, father of three little mischievous kids (and a fourth is coming!) and works like psychotherapist in Milano, Italy. Since university times, he had the need to find a link between psychotherapy and faith, between work and life. Because all of the temporary approaches to therapy are build upon anthropologies far away from Church‘s one, he was searching for authors and professionals who have arleady linked this two parts. Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rudolf Allers, Magda Arnold and some friends help him to find an integration and, overall, to understand that Catholics are called to continue the traditional psychology that was erased by modern and postmodern times. https://www.psicologiacattolica.it/

 

Elena Strigo (Russia)

Psychologist, psychotherapist, European Certificate in Psychotherapy (EAP), full member of the Professional Psychotherapeutic League of Russia.
Head of the Psychological Counseling Centre ABIGAIL, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, President of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Society of Christian psychologists and psychotherapists
Focus: Christian Anthropology-based trauma therapy

 

Agnieszka Wojsz (Poland)

Agnieszka Wojsz, psychotherapist and theologian works in integrative psychotherapy. Her work is guided by Christian anthropology and takes into account the spirituality of the client. She is also interested in psychodrama and runs support groups. She often shares her experience with psychotherapy students.

She is a board member of the Association of Christian Psychologists and President of the Foundation, “W Innym Świetle". She lives in Warsaw.