Existential therapy

Existential psychotherapy 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 concepts that are universally applicable to human existence including death, freedom, responsibility, and the meaning of life.^[1] Instead of regarding human experiences such as anxiety, alienation and depression as implying the presence of mental illness, existential psychotherapy sees these experiences as natural stages in a normal process of human development and maturation. In facilitating this process of development and maturation existential psychotherapy involves a philosophical exploration of an individual's experiences while stressing the individual's freedom and responsibility to facilitate a higher degree of meaning and well-being in his or her life.^[2]

^ Iacovou, Susan; Weixel-Dixon, Karen (2015). Existential therapy : 100 key points and techniques (Dual First ed.). London. ISBN 9780415644419. OCLC 907374350.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Comer, Ronald J. (5 February 2016). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology (Eighth ed.). New York. ISBN 9781464176975. OCLC 914289944.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[1] Iacovou, Susan; Weixel-Dixon, Karen (2015). Existential therapy : 100 key points and techniques (Dual First ed.). London. ISBN 9780415644419. OCLC 907374350.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Comer, Ronald J. (5 February 2016). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology (Eighth ed.). New York. ISBN 9781464176975. OCLC 914289944.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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