Dr Stephen J. Costello, BA, MA, PhD is the founder-director of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland. He is a philosopher, psychoanalyst, logotherapist, bestselling author, corporate consultant, and accredited Enneagram coach.
He was educated at St. Gerard’s, Castleknock College, and University College Dublin. He holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Spanish, and a master’s and doctorate in philosophy. Subsequently, he trained as a psychoanalyst (at the Irish Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, now in Trinity College), and in Viktor Frankl’s school of logotherapy and existential analysis (USA and Vienna diplomate).
He is the author of Sixteen books, including a national bestseller. He has addressed two parliaments – the European Parliament in Brussels on meaning and mental health and the Stormont Assembly in Northern Ireland on human rights. His corporate clients have included the Bank of Ireland, Red Bull, SAP Ireland, and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Dr Costello has more than thirty years’ experience giving talks, lecturing, and facilitating seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally. He is known for his philosophical and psychological expertise, sensitivity, understanding, knowledge, passion, humour, and motivational speaking.
"In my work as a consultant and coach to individuals and organisations, I stand at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and spirituality, drawing from these deep wells of insight and inspiration to advance existential wellbeing and flourishing."
For those interested in pursuing an online Diploma in Addiction Studies, which draws on the Enneagram, as well as the twelve steps of Recovery from a philosophical and spiritual perspective, please visit the website of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland for further information: www.viktorfranklireland.com
Dr. Costello’s published works cover a wide variety of genres.
Pickwick Publications, Oregon, 2022
Pickwick Publications, Oregon, 2022
Pickwick Publications, Oregon, 2022
Cambridge Scholars, 2019
Cambridge Scholars Press, 2017
The Liffey Press, Dublin, 2015
The Liffey Press, Dublin, 2013
Cambridge Scholars, 2013
Wyndham Hall Press, Ohio, 2011
Peter Lang, Switzerland, 2010
Eloquent Books, New York, 2009
Karnac, Dublin and New York, 2002. Romanian edition, 2017
Edited book. The Liffey Press, Dublin, 2002
Edited book. The Liffey Press, Dublin, 2002
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