Fairytale Therapy Today: Determining its Boundaries and Content

Positions existing in psychology in relation to modern fairytale therapy are analyzed while stating the insufficient development of the theoretical basis thereof. Based on F.E. Vasilyuk's ideas on the need to develop a psychotechnical approach, the author believes that fairytale therapy has the features of a psychotechnical system. The article outlines all kinds of approaches to the understanding of the object, methods and essence of fairytale therapy as a special scientific and practical area.