Logotherapy and existential analysis are based on a view of humanity that takes the individual seriously in terms of their freedom and responsibility. According to its founder, the Viennese physician and philosopher Viktor E. Frankl, human beings want to live a meaningful life; they want to find and realise values in the diverse situations of life.

Univ. Prof. DDr. Viktor Emil Frankl was a neurologist, psychiatrist and philosopher. He was born in Vienna in 1905 and died there in 1997.

After coming into contact with Sigmund Freud, he studied medicine under the physician and psychotherapist Alfred Adler. In 1926, he founded logotherapy and existential analysis as an extension of the insights of his two teachers.

As the sole survivor of his family from the Holocaust, he became world-famous through his book ‘...saying yes to life anyway – A psychologist experiences the concentration camp’ and spread his teachings on meaning- and value-oriented psychotherapy across all continents.

With existential analysis, Frankl gives us tools to look beyond our own limitations and discover the possibilities, values and meaning of our own lives.

Frankl's logotherapy is a life aid for recognising and implementing meaning in our private and professional everyday lives. It allows us to find new perspectives and solutions that can be helpful in all situations in life.

Supposed dead ends and difficult phases of life can be overcome more easily if one is aware of one's own freedom, possibilities and values. Then one can use them responsibly and shape one's life with joy.