Existential Therapy by Susan Iacovou

Existential Therapy

100 Key Points and Techniques

Susan Iacovou, Karen Weixel-Dixon

Taylor and Francis · Print & ebook · April 18, 2015

Less of an orientation and more a way of understanding the challenges of being human, existential therapy draws on rich and diverse philosophical traditions and ways of viewing the world.¿ Traditionally it has been seen as difficult to summarise and comprehend and the air of mystery surrounding existential ideas has been exacerbated by the dense language often used by philosophers and practitioners.¿Existential Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques¿provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to a fascinating and exciting body of knowledge, and the therapeutic approach it informs.

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A guide to existential therapy’s philosophical roots, assumptions, practice, and ethical questions.
Genres
Existential Approaches, Existentialism, Humanistic Approaches
Published
Taylor and Francis, April 18, 2015

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Less of an orientation and more a way of understanding the challenges of being human, existential therapy draws on rich and diverse philosophical traditions and ways of viewing the world.¿ Traditionally it has been seen as difficult to summarise and comprehend and the air of mystery surrounding existential ideas has been exacerbated by the dense language often used by philosophers and practitioners.

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¿Existential Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques¿provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to a fascinating and exciting body of knowledge, and the therapeutic approach it informs. Divided into five parts the topics covered include: Existentialism ¿ inception to present day Theoretical assumptions Existential phenomenological therapy in practice Ethics and existential therapy Bringing it all together Existential Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques will be essential reading for all trainee and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists and psychiatrists who want to use the wisdom of existential ideas in their work with clients. It will also benefit clients and potential clients who want to find out how existential ideas and existential therapy can help them explore what it means to be alive.

Existential Ideas at Work

A guide to existential therapy’s philosophical roots, assumptions, practice, and ethical questions.

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  • Existentialism, from inception to present day
  • Existential phenomenological therapy in practice

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  • Theoretical assumptions
  • Ethics in existential therapy

Where it sits

Existential Approaches100%
Existentialism45%
Humanistic Approaches35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

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  • Existential Approaches
Authors
Susan Iacovou, Karen Weixel-Dixon
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Published
April 18, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Existential Approaches