What does it mean to practice therapy in an existential way? What are
the different existential approaches? What are their strengths and
limitations?
Focusing on practical, face-to-face work with clients, the book
introduces students to six existential therapies, highlighting areas of
commonality and difference, and discusses key figures and their
contributions, including Yalom, van Deurzen, Spinelli, Frankl and Laing.
It outlines the critical perspectives and key debates, and presents
implications for practice, reflection and further reading.
Fully updated to reflect current issues, this book now includes:
- Sections presenting research evidence for each approach
- An extended case study running through the book, demonstrating how
different therapies might approach the same case
- Chapter overviews, questions for reflection, and additional case
studies of actual existential practice.