J. Konrad Stettbacher
J. Konrad Stettbacher (born July 26, 1930 in Bern ; † July 16, 2016 in Lucerne ) was a Swiss non-fiction author and a temporary psychotherapist. From 1972 he practiced the “Therapy of the Four Steps”, which he had developed. In 1995 his practice was revoked because he could not prove the necessary qualifications.
Therapy concept
Stettbacher was a self-taught therapist . His concept of a learning process for self-help was based on the assumption that human health is shaped in the phase of life that he called the primary phase of life; this includes the fetal period , the perinatal period (around the time of birth), and the first year of life after birth. Similar concepts for primary therapy existed before Stettbacher's work, but they are still controversial to this day.
Stettbacher assumed that all “injuries” and “deprivations” that the organism has to take on during the development phase in which the basic characteristics of personality are shaped by the physical and affective environment have a lasting impact on the whole life of a person and ultimately determine self-perception, the perception of other people, interpersonal behavior, one's own feelings and one's own actions in a wide variety of life situations. The aim of therapy according to J. Konrad Stettbacher is that the patient can recognize his "primary injuries" and finally get rid of their disruptive effects. Recognizing one's own primary injuries can be very painful and associated with suffering.
License withdrawal
The authorities withdrew Stettbacher's license to practice in 1995 due to a lack of proof of qualification. Psychologist Alice Miller , who had previously supported and recommended Stettbacher, discontinued this after it was discovered that he was not a qualified psychoanalyst.
Web links
- J. Konrad Stettbacher: If suffering should have meaning. The healing encounter with one's own story. Hoffmann and Campe. Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-455-08365-X .
- Literature by and about J. Konrad Stettbacher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Primary Therapy ... ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (registered 638278).
- ↑ a b c One flies over the children's room , Die Weltwoche 26/2004, accessed on September 7, 2016
- ↑ "Primal Health Research" ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ According to Stettbacher: “If suffering is supposed to have meaning, then I see it only in dissolving suffering. For me this means determining the reasons for the suffering in order to be able to prevent the suffering in the future "
- ↑ Alice Miller - Communication To My Readers , accessed September 7, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stettbacher, J. Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 2016 |
| Place of death | Lucerne |