A method doesn’t emerge out of nowhere—it is the refined sum of many prior bodies of knowledge. In my case, Vital Therapy began to take shape when I wrote my first book, El cambio psicológico, published in 1988. In it, I selectively and subjectively integrated elements of the therapeutic models of Sigmund Freud and Carl R. Rogers, whom I considered at the time—and still consider today—to be the main inspirations behind my method. Over the years, and building on that solid foundation, I gradually incorporated theoretical and practical components from the intervention approaches of Eric Berne, Alfred Adler, and Viktor E. Frankl. Eventually, in 2004, Vital Therapy was formally established and registered as such.

Ultimately, it was through the teachings of these five key figures—and my own clinical and teaching experience, carefully reflected upon—that Vital Therapy took shape and continues to evolve. I gave it this name to emphasize the idea that people have the ability to help themselves, and that this capacity is activated when they feel the need to resolve their internal conflicts. That is why I often say that good times are meant to be enjoyed, and hard times are meant to be learned from.

In essence, the method is a program designed for both individual and group application of that core idea. Through it, people learn to harness their psychological potential in service of resolving their vital dilemmas. For this reason, my intervention model is especially suited for those who wish to become the main agents of their own change and the primary facilitators of their own happiness.

For more detailed information about the main therapeutic tools of the method and how to apply them, you can read El secreto de la autoestima and Tus 4 poderes, or get in touch with us.