Existential Therapy

This therapy was developed by a number of psychologists including: Viktor Frankl, Rollo May, Irvin Yalom, and James Bugental who each shared their own approach.

Key Concept of Existential Therapy includes:

• Understanding human nature through various approaches of therapy.

These approaches include:

1. Increasing self-awareness
2. The right to free will and choosing one's destiny
3. Creating our own personal identity
4. Finding one's purpose
5. Facing anxiety of existence
6. Being aware of death

Goals of Existential Therapy:

• Help clients face anxiety
• To understand the client's worldview
• Guide clients into finding their purpose
• Take responsibility for our choices in life
• Lead clients to live authentic lives

* Existential therapists desire to understand the client's subjective reality based upon philosophical views about the nature of human existence.