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Existential Therapies
What does it mean to practice in an existential way? What are the different existential approaches? and, What are their strengths and limitations? Existential Therapies addresses these key questions and more by providing students and practitioners with an invaluable introduction to the diverse and multifaceted world of existential therapeutic practices. Focusing on practical, face-to-face work with clients, the introduces readers to six key existential therapies; discusses key figures and their contributions, includingIrvin Yalom, Emmy van Deurzen, Ernesto Spinelli, Viktor Frankl and R. D.Laing; compares and contrasts the various approaches, highlighting areas of commonality and difference; outlines key debates within the existential therapy field; provides detailed suggestions for further reading; Existential Therapies offers students and practitioners of all orientations much that they can incorporate into their own therapeutic work, and each approach is vividly brought to life through therapist-client dialogues and case studies.Written in an accessible, warm, and engaging manner, Existential Therapies is an essential introduction to this rich, vibrant and stimulating field.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 18, 2003
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