Logotherapy Online Academy
Study course
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We offer you a part-time training program in logotherapy and introduce you to the profound teachings of Viktor E. Frankl. You benefit from the systematic approach provided by the curriculum designed by Elisabeth Lukas.
The long-standing logotherapy study program, traditionally conducted in person in Bamberg, now has its online version. This option provides you with the opportunity to study independently and tailor your learning experience to your own needs.
Logotherapy - Learn Online with Full Flexibility
We are venturing into uncharted territory, initiating a project that has not yet existed anywhere else in the world. Logotherapy Online will unfold all 5 semesters of the curriculum designed by Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Lukas, closely aligned with the original texts of Prof. Dr. Viktor E. Frankl on one hand, and intimately connected to the realities of modern life on the other. We offer you 104 hours of instruction across 223 videos, guiding you through 5 semesters of logotherapy. Perhaps you prefer to attentively watch one video every evening, or maybe it suits you better to dedicate a day to studying with multiple videos. With this, you have the opportunity to revisit any challenging concepts you may not have grasped initially. You can also pause the video at any time to jot down an important sentence.
Logotherapy presents you with a wealth of challenging, compassionate, and thought-provoking ideas. In our training program, you determine the pace and schedule that suits you best as you embark on the journey into the world of the Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy. We provide you with supplementary reading recommendations to deepen your understanding of each topic, allowing you to decide when and how to incorporate them into your personal schedule.
You will not be left alone! In addition to the instructional videos, you will have the opportunity to engage in monthly live webinars with our instructors, Dr. phil. Heidi Schönfeld and Mag. Dr. h.c. Alexander Vesely-Frankl. They will dedicate two hours on four Sundays each month to address your questions and facilitate discussions. These live webinars are open for addressing any uncertainties, exploring further ideas that arise, and considering the relevance of the content to personal inquiries or global issues. Interactive exchange is the focus, with the topics aligned with the content of the respective course sections.
Viktor E. Frankl
The course offerings at a glance
Viktor E. Frankl was undoubtedly a genius!
Viktor E. Frankl was undoubtedly a genius! He left us with a significant psychotherapeuticphilosophical framework through numerous books, some of which overlap or gather old and new texts under new perspectives. Initially, he primarily wrote for his colleagues among psychiatrists, publishing scientific essays as well as case studies. Additionally, more easily understandable radio lectures were transcribed. His poignant account of his years in concentration camps is worldrenowned.
Elisabeth Lukas, his disciple, systematized this opus magnum of Frankl and divided it into four major thematic areas.
The 4 themes systematically summarized
The 4 blocks are divided into 5 semesters, as the therapeutic aspect for curable and the medical ministry aspect for incurable illnesses and strokes of fate is extensive.
We will guide you through the entire work of Viktor E. Frankl.
Anthropology
Semester 1 covers the topic of anthropology, the concept of humanity within logotherapy, which serves as the foundation for everything else.
Crisis Prevention
It deals with the question of how we can live in a way that the next crisis – and it comes for each of us – does not shake us to our core.
Therapeutic Concept
The third area is ultimately a cornerstone of logotherapy. The therapeutic concept is not just a specialized topic for therapists, but a fundamental understanding of mental suffering, the dissemination of which one can only wish for.
Medical Ministry
It constitutes the conclusion and has its task when healing possibilities reach their limits, when only consolation remains possible. However, it is a medical ministry, not a religious one.
Your instructors at the Online Academy for Logotherapy
„We are delighted to welcome you to the Online Academy for Logotherapy.
Look forward to a challenging, vibrant, and hands-on training. We accompany you on your journey to becoming deeply educated logotherapists, true connoisseurs of Frankl’s work.“
Dr. phil. Heidi Schönfeld & Dr. h.c. Alexander Vesely-Frankl
Dr. phil. Heidi Schönfeld
- Former student of Elisabeth Lukas
- Logotherapist in practice at the Elisabeth Lukas Archive
- Managing director of the Elisabeth Lukas Archive gGmbH
- Management of the Academy of Logotherapy
- Management of the Online-Academy of Logotherapy
Dr. h.c. Alexander Vesely-Frankl
- Former student of Elisabeth Lukas
- Grandson of Viktor E. Frankl
- Logotherapist
- Degree in Science of Psychotherapy (M.A.)
- Filmmaker
- Management of the Online-Academy of Logotherapy
Things to know about our course logotherapy-online
Our online logotherapy training follows a challenging curriculum. Therefore, you need prior education equivalent to university admission for participation. If you don’t have that, you can still attend as a guest listener.
The second admission requirement is psychological stability. Since Viktor E. Frankl’s logotherapy addresses mental health and problematic attitudes, it’s strongly advised not to be currently in therapy or seeking therapy to participate effectively.
Our online logotherapy training follows a challenging curriculum. Therefore, you need prior education equivalent to university admission for participation. If you don’t have that, you can still attend as a guest listener.
The second admission requirement is psychological stability. Since Viktor E. Frankl’s logotherapy addresses mental health and problematic attitudes, it’s strongly advised not to be currently in therapy or seeking therapy to participate effectively.
You have decided to participate in our Logotherapy Online course – we are looking forward to getting to know you! Please get in touch with us via the contact form on this page or write us an email at: info@logotherapie-online.com .We will invite you to a short personal conversation and send you the registration documents.
Once we receive your written registration and the course fees have been paid, a spot in the course will be reserved for you. If you need to cancel [up to 48 hours before the start of the course], we will retain a cancellation fee of €100. After this time, no refunds will be provided.
The application deadline for semester 4 is August, 31.
You have decided to participate in our Logotherapy Online course – we are looking forward to getting to know you! Please get in touch with us via the contact form on this page or write us an email at: info@logotherapie-online.com .We will invite you to a short personal conversation and send you the registration documents.
Once we receive your written registration and the course fees have been paid, a spot in the course will be reserved for you. If you need to cancel [up to 48 hours before the start of the course], we will retain a cancellation fee of €100. After this time, no refunds will be provided.
The application deadline for semester 4 is August, 31.
The Online-Logotherapy course fee is 1050 € per semester. You will receive access to the videos of the current semester for a period of 6 months after which access authorization expires. Course material will be provided in digital form.
Once we receive your written registration and the course fees have been paid, a place in the course will be reserved for you. If you need to cancel [up to 48 hours before the start of the course], we reserve the right to retain a cancellation fee of €100. There will be no refund available for cancellations made later than this deadline.
The Online-Logotherapy course fee is 1050 € per semester. You will receive access to the videos of the current semester for a period of 6 months after which access authorization expires. Course material will be provided in digital form.
Once we receive your written registration and the course fees have been paid, a place in the course will be reserved for you. If you need to cancel [up to 48 hours before the start of the course], we reserve the right to retain a cancellation fee of €100. There will be no refund available for cancellations made later than this deadline.
Exam, exam dates & graduation
At the end of the semester, there will be a multiple-choice exam. To participate in this semester exam, you must have attended at least two of the four webinars in this semester.
A webcam is mandatory for participation.
For the current semester 4, it will take place on July 14, 2024. All further details and admission requirements will be communicated to you during the semester.
Access to current semester videos expires after six months. After finishing a semester, we recommend enrolling in the next one to complete your full training. Our modular concept offers flexibility, allowing you to join or take a break based on life events. You can rejoin at a different time until you’ve completed all five semesters.
Upon successfully completing all fife semesters and the two semesters of supervision, you will receive a certificate. This certificate entitles you to independent and self-responsible application of logotherapy.
Guest students receive the same comprehensive and high-quality training; they have access to all videos and can attend webinars. The distinction lies in the fact that a guest student does not participate in exams, is not eligible for supervision, and does not receive a degree. The tuition fee remains the same, as the training provided is the same.
Exam, exam dates & graduation
At the end of the semester, there will be a multiple-choice exam. To participate in this semester exam, you must have attended at least two of the four webinars in this semester.
A webcam is mandatory for participation.
For the current semester 4, it will take place on July 14, 2024. All further details and admission requirements will be communicated to you during the semester.
Access to current semester videos expires after six months. After finishing a semester, we recommend enrolling in the next one to complete your full training. Our modular concept offers flexibility, allowing you to join or take a break based on life events. You can rejoin at a different time until you’ve completed all five semesters.
Upon successfully completing all fife semesters and the two semesters of supervision, you will receive a certificate. This certificate entitles you to independent and self-responsible application of logotherapy.
Guest students receive the same comprehensive and high-quality training; they have access to all videos and can attend webinars. The distinction lies in the fact that a guest student does not participate in exams, is not eligible for supervision, and does not receive a degree. The tuition fee remains the same, as the training provided is the same.
Guest students receive the same comprehensive and high-quality training ; they have access to all videos and can attend webinars. The distinction lies in the fact that a guest student does not participate in exams, is not eligible for supervision, and does not receive a degree. The tuition fee remains the same, as the training provided is the same.
Guest students receive the same comprehensive and high-quality training ; they have access to all videos and can attend webinars. The distinction lies in the fact that a guest student does not participate in exams, is not eligible for supervision, and does not receive a degree. The tuition fee remains the same, as the training provided is the same.
The number of logotherapy institutes around the world has increased significantly in recent years. It is therefore natural that the quality of the training offered varies. Unfortunately, there are also some institutions that pretend to teach logotherapy according to Viktor Frankl in order to promote their own theories, which have little or nothing in common with it.
The training in original logotherapy that we offer will enable you to achieve a level of competence that will place you among the best trained logotherapists in the world. This will not only benefit the quality of your own therapeutic work, you will also be able to exchange ideas with other logotherapists worldwide and participate in a wide variety of activities and congresses to contribute and deepen your knowledge.
The number of logotherapy institutes around the world has increased significantly in recent years. It is therefore natural that the quality of the training offered varies. Unfortunately, there are also some institutions that pretend to teach logotherapy according to Viktor Frankl in order to promote their own theories, which have little or nothing in common with it.
The training in original logotherapy that we offer will enable you to achieve a level of competence that will place you among the best trained logotherapists in the world. This will not only benefit the quality of your own therapeutic work, you will also be able to exchange ideas with other logotherapists worldwide and participate in a wide variety of activities and congresses to contribute and deepen your knowledge.
„If you undergo this training in logotherapy, you will be able to provide good support to sad, desperate, unhappy people.“
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Lukas
A conversation with Dr. Heidi Schönfeld about the new form of training, Logotherapy Online
This is what our participants say
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Constanze Ochs
Psychological psychotherapist
The online academy for logotherapy offers the great opportunity to watch the various online videos of the further training - regardless of time and location, as well as repeatedly - which is an enormous support in internalizing the logotherapy content. Frankl impresses with his intellectual depth, his dignified view of humanity, as well as his suggestions for the “answer” to the task nature of life: “How can people freely - and at the same time take a responsible position - take a position on fateful circumstances?” “What are possibilities that are worth realizing of the facultative ego?”; “How can a healthy arc be drawn between is and should with a view to a fulfilled life?”; “How can a person still say yes to life?” At a time when existential questions of all kinds permeate society, the “answers” of logotherapy prove their timeless validity. As a participant in the further training, I particularly appreciate the structured nature of Dr. Schönfeld, her clear presentation style, her loyalty to original logotherapy and the well-thought-out literature recommendations on the topic discussed. Thank you very much!
Bettina von Saurma
Alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
The way we look at the world and people shapes our thoughts and actions. I think logotherapy is fantastic because it not only offers tools for treating psychological disorders, which it does, but also looks at people, both in their individual life situation and in their humanity as a whole.
Frankl's Logotherapy frees people from the mistaken assumption that they are merely victims of their genes, living conditions and influences and helps them to stand up and become aware of their freedom as a spiritual person. It encourages and enables people to live a life of freedom and responsibility, guided and guided by the meaning of the moment, so that they become more and more who they decide to be through their attitude and actions. Frankl, thinks big of people.
However, he emphasizes the seriousness that lies in our freedom, but also our responsibility. It doesn't matter how we live, what we choose.
Dr. Schönfeld teaches original logotherapy according to Viktor Frankl in Bamberg with great competence and dedication and I am glad to have come across it. It's an investment to go to Bamberg once a month, but it's worth it. There I get the tools that I was looking for on my professional path. Being able to study and learn logotherapy enriches both my private life and my work.
The advantage of face-to-face teaching is that there is space for exciting discussions during class and for interesting conversations with the other students while eating and during break times. However, I am very pleased that logotherapy will also be offered as an online course in the future and will therefore also reach people who do not have the opportunity to travel to Bamberg.
Laura Sebestyén-Kohler
Art and creativity promotion, art therapy
Logotherapy is a very enriching philosophy of life, close to people and friendly to people. In this lecture cycle you will receive a really well-founded explanation of the basics, completely unadulterated and still very close to Viktor Frankl's texts. You can build on this foundation wonderfully, enrich it with your own thinking, life and work and incorporate it into all areas of your life, private and professional. It's worth investing the time, you'll be rewarded richly.
Thank you for all your dedication and effort, Dr. Schönfeld!
