Existential therapy Books
Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling after Postmodernism
Del Loewenthal's career has been wide-ranging, spanning existentialism, psychoanalysis, critical psychotherapy, humanism, postmodernism, phototherapy, cognitive behaviour therapy and childhood... (more)
The Discovery of Being
Rollo May brings together the ideas of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and other great thinkers to offer insight into the ideas and techniques of existential psychotherapy, of which he was a major force. He... (more)
Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy: Guideposts to the Core of Practice
This promises to be a landmark in the fields of psychotherapeutic theory and practice. A comprehensive revision of its predecessor, "The Psychology of Existence", co-edited by Kirk Schneider and... (more)
Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice: An Introduction to Existential Psychotherapy
Introduces the history and ideas of existential phenomenology and psychotherapy, and compares them with their psychodynamic counterparts. The author shows how therapeutic phenomena familiar to all... (more)
The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness
First published in 1960, this watershed work aimed to make madness comprehensible, and in doing so revolutionized the way we perceive mental illness. Using case studies of patients he had worked... (more)
Existential Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction
A fascinating introductory volume, Existential Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction integrates existential philosophy with psychoanalysis, drawing on key theorists from both areas and expertly... (more)
An Existential Approach to Interpersonal Trauma: Modes of Existing and Confrontations with Reality
An Existential Approach to Interpersonal Trauma provides a new existential framework for understanding the experiences of interpersonal trauma building on reflections from Marc Boaz's own personal... (more)
The Psychoanalysis of the Absurd: Existentialism and Phenomenology in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
The Psychoanalysis of the Absurd offers an interdisciplinary study of Existentialism and Phenomenology and their importance to the clinical work of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. The... (more)
The Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice
In The Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice, Monica Hanaway presents a complete introduction to existential coaching, focusing on how coaches can incorporate key skills in all aspects of their... (more)
Love and Will
The heart of man's dilemma, according to Rollo May, is the failure to understand the real meaning of love and will, their source and interrelation. Bringing fresh insight to these concepts, May shows... (more)
Being-in, being-for, being-with
This text examines a series of pervasive themes relating to human existence and the challenges of being. Areas investigated include: the nature and meaning of 'being different', possessiveness and... (more)
An Existential and Phenomenological Approach to Coaching Supervision
As the methodology for coaching supervision has grown and developed in recent years, so too has the need for comprehensive engagement with the needs of supervisees. This ground-breaking and... (more)
Re-Visioning Existential Therapy: Counter-traditional Perspectives
Re-Visioning Existential Therapy is a collection of essays from leading practitioners and theorists around the globe which questions some of the key tenets of traditional existential... (more)
Embodied Theories
Embodied Theories explores the various ways in which a therapist can be a living expression of his or her theoretical approach. Expert practitioners from a wide variety of modes articulate their... (more)
The Existential Counselling Primer: A Concise Introduction: Second Edition
Part of the PCCS Books bestselling Primers in Counselling series, The Existential Counselling Primer is a concise summary of the philosophical origins of existentialist therapy, existentialist... (more)
Psychology and the Human Dilemma
This reissue discusses the loss of our personal identity in the contemporary world, the sources of our anxiety, the scope of psychotherapy, and the ultimate paradox of freedom and responsibility. (more)
Sabert Basescu: Selected Papers on Human Nature and Psychoanalysis
An influential part of the New York psychoanalytic scene, Sabert "Sabe" Basescu is regarded as an outstanding analyst and a significant proponent of the integration of existentialism and... (more)
The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding Male Sexuality
The first of its kind, this book applies existential principles to sexual problems, providing clinicians with the tools to understand male sexuality more deeply.
Alighting from the existential... (more)