David is a leading European Logotherapist and accredited Existential Analyst, Practitioner, Supervisor and Scholar on the subject of meaning and purpose. He is the president of the Institute for Logotherapy & Existential Analytic Psychotherapy in Malta. He seeks to help people, therapists and inter-disciplinary professionals achieve well-being by learning and finding their meaning and purpose.
PhD, Dip CBH, D.D., EAHP, ECP, WCP
David Attard in his words:
Training as a therapist in this form of therapy takes between five and seven years and also personal therapy with analysis and involves rigorous classical clinical supervision. I have over 30 years of clinical experience and am a licensed Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist in Malta. In addition, I have been a university professor at several universities and currently serve as a guest trainer and clinical supervisor at the Netherlands Centre for Existential Analysis. I am one of the founding members of the Existential Analysis Society of Malta and have served as the Chairman of the European Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis (EALEA) for a number of years. I am an accredited Logotherapist and Existential Analyst by the Viktor Frankl Institute of Vienna. I am both an ECP and WCP Holder.
After having my traditional private practice office for many years, I found myself spending more time traveling throughout Europe giving training seminars, speaking at professional conferences and teaching university courses on existential psychology and psychotherapy, clinical and analytical hypnotherapy and meditation-mindfulness teaching. This is when I decided to move my practice fully online so that I can continue to provide services to my clients regardless of where I am. Currently, I split my time between the Malta, the UK and the European mainland.
As a therapist, my focus is on the unique perspective the person has on their issues and the suffering they may be experiencing. I believe that all of our experiences, whether they are positive or negative, tell us something important about ourselves and our life. Coming from an existential and humanistic perspective, I find it important and helpful to slow down and take a closer look at the way in which you are experiencing your life in order to discover perspectives, resources, and tools that may help you to better deal with life's challenges. As a therapist, I strive to not only help you solve your current problems, but to help you become a solver of problems for yourself throughout your life by developing a deeper relationship with yourself and with your world.