What does it mean to practice therapy in an existential way? What are the different existential approaches? What are their strengths & limitations? Focusing on practical face-to-face work with clients the book introduces students to six existential therapies highlighting areas of commonality & difference & discusses key figures & their contributions including Yalom van Deurzen Spinelli Frankl & Laing It outlines the critical perspectives & key debates & presents implications for practice reflection & 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 & additional case studies of actual existential practice