Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling - Paperback

by Emmy Van Deurzen (Author), Raymond Kenward (Author)

The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling is a comprehensive lexicon of existential terms, their meaning and application. With over 350 entries

(cross-referenced throughout), the book is the ideal companion to studying the the ideas of existential pioneers, such as Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre.

Drawing on their experience as existential practitioners, Emmy van Deurzen and Raymond Kenward achieve the difficult task of making complex philosophical concepts accessible and practically relevant. Through the use of illustrative quotations and examples, they translate existential terminology into everyday language and show how the ideas are employed in practice. They also examine associated themes such as sexuality and religion and appraise the main strengths, weaknesses and limits of the existential approach.

The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling will be invaluable to all trainees and practitioners of the existential approach and to all counsellors and psychotherapists who recognise the centrality of philosophical concepts to their practice.

Author Biography

Raymond Kenward is a Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist in the NHS and Private Practice, Kent.

Emmy van Deurzen is the founder and director of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling. She is an honorary professor in psychotherapy with Schiller International University and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation at the University of Sheffield.