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Informationen zum Autor Emmy van Deurzen is an international authority on existential therapy, who lectures worldwide and whose work has been translated into many languages. She is the founder and principal of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling in London and a visiting professor with Middlesex University. She also directs Dilemma Consultancy and the Existential Academy, in London and Sheffield. She was previously the founder and first Dean of the School of Psychotherapy at Regent's College and she was also the first chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. It was her initiative in forming the Society for Existential Analysis and its journal Existential Analysis, in 1988, the same year this book was first published, which established the field of existential psychotherapy and counselling in the United Kingdom. Klappentext Offering a concrete framework and practical methods for working from an existential perspective, Emmy van Deurzen, a leading existential philosopher and therapist, presents a practical method of working, using systematic observation, clarification and reflection to help clients rediscover their inner strengths. She shows how personal assumptions, values and talents, once acknowledged, can be turned to constructive use. Using wide-ranging case examples, the author also demonstrates the effectiveness of the existential appoach in many different situations - from crisis work to dealing with chronic unhappiness. Zusammenfassung Offering a concrete framework and practical methods for working from an existential perspective! the bestselling Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy in Practice is now in its third edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Origin of Existential Therapy Aim and Framework Basic Assumptions The Aim of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling The Attitude of the Existential Practitioner Chapter Summary Establishing Contact Starting Point: Anxiety Towards Authentic Living Finding Guidelines Chapter Summary Clarification of Personal Worldview The Physical World The Social World The Personal World The Spiritual World Chapter Summary Taking Stock Defining Assumptions Determining Values Exploring Talents Chapter Summary Creative Explorations Understanding Emotions Discovering Meaning Working with Dreams Playing with Imagination Chapter Summary Coming to Terms with Life Facing the World Alone Action and Commitment Communicating and Relating Living in Time Chapter Summary ...
