Dr Charles Cassar
Warrant Number: PPBM 002
Verzjoni bil-Malti
Dr Charles Cassar kien strumentali fir-rikonoxximent u l-iżvilupp tal-psikoterapija f’Malta u fuq livell Ewropew. B’aktar minn 30 sena esperjenza fil-qasam, Dr Cassar għadu jservi f’karigi ta’ tmexxija u jkompli jistabbilixxi standards professjonali li jipproteġu u jsaħħu kemm lill-klijenti kif ukoll lill-professjonisti.
Dr Cassar jgħaqqad il-prattika klinika mat-tagħlim, is-superviżjoni u x-xogħol fil-politika. Permezz ta’ analiżi Jungjana, tekniki Gestalt u analiżi sistemika, il-klijenti jasslu jifhmu kif il-kuntest usa’ tal-kultura, l-istorja u l-komunità jiffurmaw l-esperjenza tagħhom. B’ċarezza u preżenza umana, Dr Cassar jiggwida lill-klijenti biex iħossuhom aktar imsaħħa b’għarfien u intuwizzjonijiet li jwasslu għal azzjonijiet konkreti.
Il-psikoterapija għandha tmur lil hinn mis-smigħ; għandha tkun konkreta u dinamika. Dr Cassar iġib sens qawwi ta’ ħsieb strateġiku fix-xogħol terapewtiku tiegħu, fejn kull sessjoni, apparti milli tkun spazju ta’ preżenza u riflessjoni, issir parti minn proċess akbar. L-esperjenza estensiva tiegħu ittieh l-għarfien biex jidentifika temi rikorrenti, jantiċipa sfidi, u jiggwida lill-klijenti lejn bidla sinifikanti. Għal Dr Cassar, l-istrateġija fit-terapija mhix dwar pjanijiet riġidi, iżda l-ħila li jinħoloq proċess intenzjonat u strutturat fejn il-klijent jista jħossu appoġġ kif ukoll jimxi ’l quddiem mit-tranżizzjonijiet u l-kumplessitajiet lejn mod ġdid ta’ hajja.
Kwalifiki
Dr Charles Cassar huwa psikoterapista b’liċenzja Maltija (Warrant No. PPBM-002), liċenzjat fil-psikoterapija Gestalt, Logoterapija u Analiżi Eżistenzjali. Huwa wkoll psikoterapista ċċertifikat Ewropew. Dr Cassar huwa membru onorarju tal-EAP (European Association of Psychotherapy), wara li serva fil-Kumitat Eżekuttiv bejn l-2000 u l-2023, u kien elett President tal-EAP f’Frar tal-2019. Dr Cassar kien ukoll President tal-Malta Association of Psychotherapists (MAP) mill-2000 sal-2021 u bħalissa huwa l-President Onorarju tal-MAP. Huwa kien ukoll iċ-Chairperson tal-Psychotherapy Professions Board Malta sa mill-bidu tiegħu fl-2018. Barra minn hekk, Dr Cassar okkupa diversi karigi fl-industriji tal-avjazzjoni u tal-baħar, jaħdem l-aktar f’ġestjoni u riżorsi umani. Matul il-karriera tiegħu, Dr Cassar kien ukoll Kap tal-Kura fiċ-Ċentru ta’ Rijabilitazzjoni tad-Droga Santa Maria u fl-YMCA Homeless.
Bħalissa Dr Cassar huwa konsulent CEO, li janalizza u jipprovdi l-aktar strateġija effettiva għall-massimizzazzjoni tar-riżorsi filwaqt li jiżviluppa kultura li tippromwovi vantaġġ kompetittiv sostenibbli għal prestazzjoni organizzattiva ottimali.
Qualifications
Dr. Charles Cassar is a Maltese warranted psychotherapist (Warrant No. PPBM-002), licensed to practice Gestalt psychotherapy, Logotherapy and Existential Analysis. He is also a European certified psychotherapist. Dr. Cassar is an honorary member of EAP (European Association of Psychotherapy), having served in the Executive Committee between 2000 and 2023, in addition to being elected as President of EAP in February 2019. Dr. Cassar has held the position of President for the Malta Association of Psychotherapists (MAP) from 2000 to 2021 and he is presently the Honorary President of MAP. Dr. Cassar has been the Chairperson of the Psychotherapy Professions Board Malta since the inception of the board in 2018. He has also held various posts in the aviation and maritime industries, working mostly in management and human resources. Throughout his career, Dr. Cassar held the positions of head of care at Santa Maria Drug Rehabilitation Centre and at YMCA Homeless.
Psychotherapist • Supervisor • Consultant • Mentor
Dr Charles Cassar’s hallmark contributiuons to the field of psychotherapy remain unparalleled. His work was instrumental in the recognition and development of psychotherapy in Malta and at European level. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Dr Cassar still serves in leadership roles and continues to establish professional standards that protect and empower clients and professionals alike.
Dr Cassar combines clinical practice with teaching, supervision and policy work. Through Jungian analysis, Gestalt techniques and systemic assessments, clients are supported in understanding how the wider context in its various forms shapes their experience. With deep human presence, Dr Cassar guides clients into feeling empowered so that through insight, they can then make concrete, life-affirming actions for themselves.
In his own words, “Psychotherapy needs to go beyond the holding and listening it needs to be concrete and dynamic.” Dr Cassar brings a strong sense of strategic thinking to his therapeutic work, where each session, besides being a space for presence and reflection, becomes part of a larger process. His three decades of experience allow him the insight to identify patterns, anticipate challenges, for the clients to understand how to create meaningful change. For Dr Cassar, strategy in therapy is not about rigid plans, but the ability to create a structured, intentional process where clients can both feel supported as well as move through their transitions and complexities into a new way of being.
Presently Dr. Cassar is a CEO consultant, analysing and providing the most effective strategy for resource maximization while developing a culture that fosters sustainable competitive advantage for optimal organizational performance.
“In life’s conflict, the greatest victory is often not to conquer others,
but to master your own fear and self-doubt.”
– Dr Charles Cassar
