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Human beings live in constant battle with issues that are fundamental to their existence and couples who seek relationship therapy are looking for a way to reconnect with one another and understand the existential predicaments that they each face. In this inspiring book, Emmy van Deurzen and Susan Iacovou bring together world renowned therapists to demonstrate how existential theories can improve therapeutic practice. Each contributor explores their own unique existential approach to relationship therapy, drawing on the great thinkers that have informed their work - from Socrates to Sartre - and revealing some of their most profound practice with their clients.Whether you are a student, trainee, or experienced counsellor, this a ground-breaking book will enrich and transform your work with relationships.>
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Figures and Table
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Setting the Scene
Relatedness from an Existential Perspective; Emmy van Deurzen and Susan Iacovou
PART I: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF RELATEDNESS IN EXISTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THERAPY
PART II: APPLIED EXISTENTIAL RELATIONSHIP THERAPY
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Emmy van Deurzen is a philosopher, psychotherapist and counselling psychologist, with a worldwide reputation in existential therapy. She is Principal and Co-founder of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and the author of many seminal books in the field.
Susan Iacovou is an existential psychologist and psychotherapist with a private practice in Cheshire, UK, and teaches on counselling courses at a number of UK universities. She has published widely and has a particular interest in existential therapy with couples and families.
