The existential approach is philosophical. It is concerned with the understanding of people’s position in the world and with the clarification of what it means to be alive. It is also committed to exploring these questions with a receptive attitude, rather than a dogmatic one: the search for truth with an open mind and an attitude of wonder is the aim, not the fitting of the client into pre-established categories and interpretations.
Goals of Existential Therapy:
being responsible for decisions
coping with anxiety by examining what is at the root of individual anxieties
finding personal meaning and truth
increasing authentic living and self awareness
living in the present by experiencing life and living each moment to the fullest
Major Focuses:
anxiety one of life’s conditions
capacity for self awareness
creation of personal identities
establishing meaningful relationships with other individuals
freedom and responsibility
search for personal goals, meaning, purpose, and values
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