Existential counseling and psychotherapy in practice
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The central idea of the book is that many of our problems arise not due to personality pathology, but as a result of the essential paradoxes of human existence. From this point of view, the purpose of counseling and psychotherapy is not in solving problems, but to give people the opportunity to come to an agreement with their lives, such as it is, in all its inherent contradictions. Bringing his own systematic observations, clarifications and thoughts, Emmy Van Dortzen, a leading existential philosopher and psychotherapist, represents a practical method of work that allows customers to discover internal powers. She demonstrates how to turn his recognized assumptions, values and talents to the benefit of the client. Turning to numerous examples, the author shows the effectiveness of an existential approach in a wide variety of cases: both crises and in cases of chronic misfortune