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About the Journal

The International Journal of Haptonomy and Haptotherapy is an independent peer-reviewed multidisciplinary academic open-access e-journal. It welcomes academic papers, articles and reviews on theories and practices of haptonomy, particularly haptotherapy.

Current publication

Volume 13

issue 4

Thymotactile contact of primary importance in haptotherapy

Published: 30 August 2025

Previous publications

Volume 13

No. 3

Swaay A. M. van

IASAT Conference 2025: a personal impression

Volume 13, No. 3, pp. 17-18, July 27, 2025

Congress Reports 2025

2025

van Swaay, A. M., Vissers, K. C. P., Engels, Y., & Groot, M. M.

Understanding haptotherapy for people with cancer: A qualitative interview study among patients and haptotherapists

July 27, 2025

External Links 2025

Other publications

Reflective practice 2017

Haptotherapy and burnout

Research, Research 2019

The Use and Evaluation of Haptotherapy by Cancer Patients

Thymotactile contact of primary importance in haptotherapy

Reflective practice 2018

When Touch is Required: From the practice of the psychologist using the body-oriented method

Haptotherapy and empathy

Reflective practice 2014

Guiding in the answer to pain

Questionnaires 2013

Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in the Primary Healthcare Practice of Therapists

External Links 2023

A first step in teaching students to cope with inward involvement in a value conflict

Satisfaction and specific and non-specific therapy factors: haptotherapy from a patient perspective

Reflective practice 2025

Presence: a facilitating condition, therapeutic intervention, and modifiable factor in Haptotherapy