Faculty: Dr. Klemen Kobal (Profile)
ABOUT THE COURSE
The course delves into the most demanding therapeutic interventions in top-level sports and develops the therapist’s ability to act thoughtfully, ethically and existentially in crisis, borderline
and complex situations. The student learns about advanced logotherapeutic techniques, narrative approaches, somatic awareness and the integration of various therapeutic modalities
into a single, meaningfully coordinated process. Special emphasis is placed on working in real time – in moments of defeat, injury, burnout or breakdown of the athlete’s story – where the
therapist must maintain peace, clarity and humanity. The course trains the understanding of the body as a space for expressing the psyche and builds competence so that the therapist does not
slip into technicality, but remains faithful to the person and meaning. The goal is to create a personal, integrated model of existential sports psychotherapy that combines the method, ethics
and maturity of the therapist.