existential psychotherapy
Existential Psychotherapy aims to help people clarify, think about and understand life, so that they can live it well. My approach is to encourage a client to question the basic assumptions they make about life, relationships and themselves, so they can come to terms with life as it is, and make sense of their existence.
Counselling focuses the client on how much they already take charge of their life, and not wholly on what they are doing wrong. At the same time, becomiing aware of our limitations, enables us to make choices based on a true view of the options available.
Existential Psychotherapy suggests that people experience problems in living following a confrontation with the harsh facts, or givens, of life. These givens are: human frailty and death; authenticity
and isolation freedom and responsibility: guilt and meaninglessness.
As a philosophical approach, existential psychotherapy takes seriously the human condition and difficulties faced in living. With curiosity and courage, we can understand our problems, emotions, anxieties, values and beliefs, and gain valuable insight into ourselves,
and ultimately grow wise.
Counselling focuses the client on how much they already take charge of their life, and not wholly on what they are doing wrong. At the same time, becomiing aware of our limitations, enables us to make choices based on a true view of the options available.
Existential Psychotherapy suggests that people experience problems in living following a confrontation with the harsh facts, or givens, of life. These givens are: human frailty and death; authenticity
and isolation freedom and responsibility: guilt and meaninglessness.
As a philosophical approach, existential psychotherapy takes seriously the human condition and difficulties faced in living. With curiosity and courage, we can understand our problems, emotions, anxieties, values and beliefs, and gain valuable insight into ourselves,
and ultimately grow wise.
Psychotherapist U.K.C.P registered
Clinical Member - Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association.
Clinical Member - Society for Existential Analysis
Member - Association for Rational Emotive Behvioural Therapy
"Existential therapy is something radically different. The aims are to open the person up--to help this person become more sensitive to life, to beauty. Now that sounds a bit sentimental, I know, but it's a very serious thing we need."
Rollo May
