The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling is a comprehensivelexicon of existential terms their meaning and application. With over 350entriescr... » 

The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling is a comprehensivelexicon of existential terms their meaning and application. With over 350entriescrossreferenced throughout the book is the ideal companion to studying thethe ideas of existential pioneers such as Kierkegaard Heidegger and Sartre.Drawing on their experience as existential practitioners Emmy van Deurzen andRaymond Kenward achieve the difficult task of making complex philosophicalconcepts accessible and practically relevant. Through the use of illustrativequotations and examples they translate existential terminology into everydaylanguage and show how the ideas are employed in practice. They also examineassociated themes such as sexuality and religion and appraise the mainstrengths weaknesses and limits of the existential approach.The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling will be invaluableto all trainees and practitioners of the existential approach and to allcounsellors and psychotherapists who recognise the centrality of philosophicalconcepts to their practice. «