1st edition: November 2018

Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human happiness. It emphasizes the study of positive emotions, positive personality traits, and positive institutions, in an effort to complement the issues addressed by clinical psychology and psychotherapy, which usually focus on negative emotions and mental illness.

This is the newest and perhaps the fastest-growing branch of psychology, because its principles, key concepts, axioms, and emerging theories are compatible and complementary to the major theories of psychology. It seems that Positive Psychology can enrich the existing theoretical and conceptual models related to therapeutic change and is compatible with most therapeutic approaches.

The authors of the book focus on how Positive Psychology can complement, expand, and consequently improve existing psychotherapeutic models, proving that it can and has room to be integrated into traditional theoretical models pertaining to therapeutic change and the ways in which this is achieved, as well as enrich clinical practice with new tools.

The key questions raised are:

• How can Positive Psychology enrich our understanding of the process of therapeutic change?
• Which therapeutic interventions can be integrated into different psychotherapeutic models aimed at improving and increasing their effectiveness?
• What are the central elements of Positive Psychology that assist the psychotherapist in clinical work?
• How does the integration of the concepts of Positive Psychology help us better understand human nature, the process of change, and the healing process of psychological wounds?

Aiming to fill a gap in the literature regarding psychotherapy, the book targets students of psychotherapy and counseling, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, and those who practice or are about to practice psychotherapeutic work, contributing significantly to the dialogue concerning the search for common therapeutic factors, the synthesis of therapeutic models, and the improvement of therapeutic practices.