What is the “GLE-International”?

The “International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis – Vienna” (“Gesellschaft für Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse – Wien (GLE-International)”) is a non-profit and scientific association. Its aim is to further develop and make known the existential-analytical anthropology and its application in

  • psychotherapy
  • education
  • ministry
  • social work
  • industry, work place and management
The GLE-International is an umbrella association of all the national psychotherapeutical associations which offer training in accordance with the GLE’s principles and which see themselves als national representatives of the GLE-International. The founding members are the three German-speaking associations of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. According to the statutes, their chairpersons are automatically members of the board of the GLE-International. The rest of the board is elected by the delegates of the member associations.

The GLE-International was founded in 2002 as the legal umbrella association (stately registered in Austria).

The GLE-International is a member of

  • the International Federation for Psychotherapy (IFP)
  • the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP)
  • the International Society of Depth Psychology, r.a. Stuttgart
  • the Martin-Heidegger Society r.a

Board

PRESIDENT

Alfried Längle, M.D., Ph.D., Vienna, Austria
alfried.laengle@existenzanalyse.org

VICE-PRESIDENT

Christoph Kolbe, Ped.D., Hannover, Germany
c.kolbe@existenzanalyse.com

SECRETARY

Lic. phil. Brigitte Heitger, Berne, Switzerland
brigitte.heitger@existenzanalyse.org

VICE-SECRETARY

Silvia Längle, Ph.D., Vienna, Austria
silvia.laengle@existenzanalyse.org

TREASURER

Christian Probst,M.D., Graz, Austria
christian.probst@existenzanalyse.org

VICE-TREASURER

Mag. Renate Bukovski, Wien, Austria
renate.bukovski@existenzanalyse.org

DIRECTOR FOR AUSTRIA

Mag. Renate Bukovski, Wien, Austria
renate.bukovski@existenzanalyse.org

DIRECTOR FOR GERMANY

Dr. paed. Christoph Kolbe, Hannover
c.kolbe@existenzanalyse.com

DIRECTOR FOR SWITZERLAND

Lic.phil. Brigitte Heitger, Berne, Switzerland
brigitte.heitger@existenzanalyse.org

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS

Dorothee Bürgi, Ph.D., Zürich
Mircea Lazarescu, M.D., Prof., R-Timisoara
Lucio Demetrio Regazzo  ✞ (2017), Ph.D., Tencarolo, Italy
Ks. dr. hab. Marian Wolicki  ✞ (2017), PL-Przemysl
Christopher Wurm, MB BS FRACGP, Adelaide, SA, Australia

HONORARY MEMBERS

Prof. Michael Ascher, Ph.D., Philadelphia P. A., USA
Prof. Wolfgang Blankenburg, M.D., D-Marburg †
Prof. Heinz Rothbucher, Ph.D., Salzburg
Prof. Hubertus Tellenbach, M.D., Ph.D., Munich †
Lilo Tutsch, Ph.D., Vienna

Tasks of the GLE-International

It is to supervise and to coordinate the

  • structures of training and the curriculum
  • research
  • congresses and publications
  • the journal
  • international questions and contacts to other associations of existential psychotherapy

OFFICIAL REGONITION

Austria

The GLE has been recognised as an official institution of training in psychotherapy since the current legislation came into effect in 1993, and it is valid for social insurance.
The counselling diploma has a ministerial recognition in Austria.

Switzerland

The training courses offered by the GLE have been recognised since 2001 as pertaining to mainstream psychotherapy, in the canton of Berne already since 1997, and it is valid for social insurance. It is also recognized by the Swiss charter of psychotherapy and the Swiss Federation of psychologists. The counselling curriculum is recognised by the Swiss Association of Counsellors.

Germany

The current legislation allows for recognition only as a supplementary method in the medical formation in psychotherapy.

Czech Republic

The psychotherapy training offered by the GLE-International was recognised by the state health authorities in 2000 and is valid for social insurance.

Romania

Because of current legislation the training has only been recognised for psychiatrists – no other professional branches obtain any legal recognition for psychotherapy (2009).

Canada

The training in EA is frequently completed concurrently or following Masters of Doctoral level training in Counselling or Clinical Psychology. Although the training is currently not pre-approved for continuing education credit, trainees in Canada have successfully counted it towards continuing education requirements for counselling, psychology or social work.