Table of Contents

PART ONE: AIM AND FRAMEWORK Basic Assumptions The Aim of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling Attitude of the Existential Counsellor Chapter Summary PART TWO: ESTABLISHING CONTACT Starting Point Anxiety Towards Authentic Living Finding Guidelines Chapter Summary PART THREE: CLARIFICATION OF PERSONAL WORLDVIEW The Physical World The Social World The Personal World The Spiritual World Chapter Summary PART FOUR: TAKING STOCK Defining Assumptions Determining Values Exploring Talents Chapter Summary PART FIVE: CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS Understanding Emotions Discovering Meaning Working with Dreams Playing with Imagination Chapter Summary PART SIX: COMING TO TERMS WITH LIFE Facing the World Alone Action and Commitment Communicating and Relating Living in Time Chapter Summary PART SEVEN: CONCLUSION

Reviews

'Existential Counselling in Practice was without doubt one of the classic texts in this field, and of considerable significance for the wider landscape of therapy too. Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice is bound to ensure that van Deurzen's practical wisdom continues to influence the future development of existential psychotherapy and counselling for many more years to come' - Simon du Plock, Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis 'Van Deurzen's introduction to existential counselling is outstanding and almost entirely devoid of the linguistic contortions which characterize some of the philosophical literature underpinning the field. For those with an interest in the practical side of existential approaches to counselling and psychotherapy - emphasising the challenges of living in the world rather than focusing on personal psychopathology - I can recommend none better' - CounsellingResource.com