About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Psychotherapy journal aims to enhance the development of psychotherapy as a scientific and evidence-based human activity and profession. One of its goals is to keep a balance between evidence-based practice and practice-oriented research. The Journal creates a space for dialogue among representatives of psychotherapy theory, clinical practice, and research. It pays attention to ethical aspects, psychotherapy training, and the development of the profession within the international context.

The scope of the journal is based on the view of psychotherapy as a cultural phenomenon that could be viewed as both art and science. Because of many existing psychotherapy theories and their applications in diverse contexts, the Journal advocates for a pluralistic framework in psychotherapy. In this regard, the Journal is an arena for communication among representatives of various disciplines: addictology, counseling, mental health, psychology, psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, social work, training, etc. As an example of both a pluralistic framework and interdisciplinary exchange, the Journal regularly organizes international psychotherapy symposia.

Publication Frequency
The journal is issued two times a year (since 2023), articles are always published as parts of a single issue.

Open Access
The journal volumes are accessible in open access model online immediately after publication.

Psychoterapie is indexed in the following databases
- EBSCO host
- ERIH PLUS (European Index for Humanities)
- SCOPUS

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Regarding publication ethics and the resolution of suspected malpractice, the Psychotherapy journal follows the guidelines set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Editors, publisher, authors, and reviewers are expected to conform to these guidelines.

Copyright Information
It is prohibited to copy or distribute an entire issue of the journal or its parts without the publisher's permission. The authors of the texts published in the journal are owners of copyright rights. The authors' permission is required to copy or distribute the texts.

Publication Fee
Publication in Psychotherapy is free of charge.

Publisher
Faculty of Social Studies
Masaryk University
Joštova 10, Brno 602 00
Czech Republic

E-mail: psychoterapie@fss.muni.cz

Journal History
The journal was founded in September 1990 under the name Konfrontace. Till December 2006 there were 66 issues published (17 volumes); since vol. 2007 it has been published as Psychoterapie (ISSN 1802-3982). Since 2022, the journal has been published in online edition only (ISSN 2695-0200).

Editorial Board

The journal's editorial board acknowledges those trends in contemporary psychotherapy, which support research and foster mutually enriching dialogue among various psychotherapeutic modalities. The board aims to build authorship as well as editorial work together with members of the international Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR) and Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI). The Journal publishes original papers, research studies, review articles, book reviews and other texts relevant to psychotherapy. Not only seasoned authors and respected psychotherapists are allowed to publish in the Journal, but also novice practitioners, students of both master’s and postgraduate programs, and also foreign colleagues.

Executive editorial board

Mgr. Michal Čevelíček, Ph.D. (editor in chief), Masaryk University, Czech Republic
e-mail: michal.cevelicek@gmail.com

PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (editor), Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Mgr. Klára Jonášová (editor), Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Editorial Board

PhDr. Kateřina Bartošová, Ph.D, – private practice (Terapie Scala); Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno
PhDr. Michal Černík, Ph.D. – Firefighter service of the Karlovy Vary region
Mgr. Petr Doležal, Ph.D. – Narratio institute, private practice Brno and Zlín
Mgr. Barbara Ernest – private practice, Prague
Mgr. Lucie Hornová – Clinical psychology practice, Rychnov nad Kněžnou
Mgr. Jan Hesoun – private practice, Prague
MUDr. David Holub, Ph.D. – private practice, Prague
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D, – private practice, Brno; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Mgr. Daniel Krejcar, MBA – Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice, Prague
Mgr. Pavel Pařízek – #delamcomuzu, Terapie.cz, Prague
MUDr. Alena Večeřová Procházková – MS psychiatrie s.r.o; Private practice, Prague
Mgr. Bc. Karel Dobroslav Riegel, Ph.D. – The Centre for Addictology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
Doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (Head of Editorial Board) – Psychotherapeutic practice, Havlíčkův Brod; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Doc. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. – Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Mgr. Petr Sakař, Ph.D., Brno institute of psychotherapy z.s. and private practice, Brno
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D., – Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics, Masaryk University, Masaryk Institute of Oncology, Brno
MUDr. Pavel Theiner, Ph.D. – Psychiatric Clinic, Faculty Hospital Brno, Brno
Prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (Senior Editor) – Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Mgr. Nela Gruntová Wurmová – private practice (Terapeuti Brno)
Mgr. Leoš Zatloukal, Ph.D. et Ph.D. – Palacký University (CMTF), Olomouc

International Advisory Board

PhDr. Bohumila Baštecká, Ph.D. – Protestant Theological Faculty, Charles University, Prague
Doc. RNDr. Petr Bob, Ph.D. – Centre for neuropsychiatric research of traumatic stress & Department of Psychiatry, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
Prof. Louis Castonguay, Ph.D. – The Pennsylvania State University (USA)
Prof. PhDr. Ivo Čermák, CSc. – Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of Science, Brno
PhDr. Petr Goldman – Psychiatric Hospital, Prague–Bohnice
PhDr. Šárka Gjuričová – Centre of Family Therapy of Teaching Hospital Motol, Prague
PhDr. Martin Hajný, Ph.D. – Psychotherapeutic practice, Prague
Doc. Mgr. Júlia Halamová, Ph.D. – Private Psychological and Psychotherapy Practice; Institute of applied psychology, Faculty of Social and Economical Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
MUDr. Vladislav Chvála – Centre of Complex Therapy, Liberec
Mgr. Radim Karpíšek – Psychosomatic clinic, Prague
Doc. PhDr. Jan Kožnar, CSc. – Psychiatric Hospital, Prague–Bohnice
Doc. PhDr. Martin Lečbych, Ph.D – Department of Psychology, Philosophical Faculty UP, Olomouc
Prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. – Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
PhDr. Martin Mahler – Psychoanalyst, Prague
Prof. PhDr. Michal Miovský, Ph.D. – The Centre for Addictology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague
MUDr. Petr Možný – Psychiatric Hospital, Kroměříž
MUDr. Karel Nešpor, CSc. – Psychiatric Hospital, Prague–Bohnice
Doc. PhDr. Ivo Plaňava – Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Doc. PhDr. Jiří Růžička, Ph.D. – Prague College of Psychosocial Studies, Prague
MUDr. David Skorunka, Ph.D., Faculty of Medicine UK, Hradec Králové
Prof. PhDr. Jiří Šípek,CSc., Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Philosophical Faculty UK, Prague
MUDr. Gabriela Šivicová – Crisis Centre RIAPS, Prague
Doc. Mgr. Ladislav Timuľák, Ph.D. – Trinity College, Dublin (IRL)