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James Frederick Thomas Bugental [1] (December 25, 1915 – September 17, 2008) was one of the predominant theorists and advocates of the Existential-humanistic therapy movement. He was a therapist, teacher and writer for over 50 years.
Kirk J. Schneider is a psychologist and psychotherapist who has taken a leading role in the advancement of existential-humanistic therapy, [1] [2] [3] and existential-integrative therapy. [4] Schneider is also the current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology . [ 5 ]
The humanistic movement largely developed from both the Existential theories of writers like Rollo May and Viktor Frankl (a less well known figure Eugene Heimler [9]) and the Person-centered psychotherapy of Carl Rogers. These orientations all focused less on the unconscious and more on promoting positive, holistic change through the ...
Existential therapy is a form of psychotherapy based on the model of human nature and experience developed by the existential tradition of European philosophy. It focuses on the psychological experience revolving around universal human truths of existence such as death, freedom, isolation and the search for the meaning of life. [1]
Existential Psychotherapy is a book about existential psychotherapy by the American psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, in which the author, addressing clinical practitioners, offers a brief and pragmatic introduction to European existential philosophy, as well as to existential approaches to psychotherapy.
Existential counsellors stress the importance of the examined life, and of preparatory work on oneself, in paving the way for effective counselling. [4] Thus in counselling adolescents the counsellor can optimally model an autonomous life based on the making of realistic decisions, but one which also acknowledges the role of failure as well as success in everyday life, and the ongoing and ...
Clark E. Moustakas (May 26, 1923 – 10 October 2012) was an American psychologist and one of the leading experts on humanistic and clinical psychology.He helped establish the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the Journal of Humanistic Psychology.
Paul T. P. Wong is a Canadian clinical psychologist [1] and professor. His research career has gone through four stages, with significant contributions in each stage: learning theory, social cognition, existential psychology, and positive psychology.