Emmy Van Deurzen

Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy (eBook, ePUB)

An Existential Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy , second edition, is a fully updated edition of a classic guide to existential psychotherapy by one of its leading practitioner. * Examines the personal and subjective dimensions of psychotherapy in a fresh and bold manner * Offers practical and common-sense approaches to tackling sensitive issues when working with clients with an emphasis on transparency and authenticity * Weaves together concepts of existential psychotherapy with case studies and the author's experiential observations in a seamless narrative * Covers a wide range of intimate existential issues, including loneliness, survival, self-understanding, love, and passion

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118713839
• Artikelnr.: 43455256

Autorenporträt

Emmy van Deurzenis a Philosopher, Counselling Psychologist, and Existential Psychotherapist. She founded the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent's College, UK, the Society for Existential Analysis, and the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, of which she continues to be Principal. She lectures worldwide and is currently Visiting Professor at Middlesex University, UK. She was the first chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, and was instrumental in establishing the existential approach in the UK and Europe. Her books include Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice (3rd edition, 2012), Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness (2008), and Everyday Mysteries (2nd edition, 2010).

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author ix
Preface to the Second Edition x
Preface to the First Edition xii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction 1
Section 1 Paradox 15
Introduction: The Central Role of Paradox in Human Existence 15
1 Ontological Insecurity Revisited: Self?]confidence Versus Anxiety 23
2 Courting Death: Life in the Balance 37
3 The Survival of the Self: Identity, Freedom and Disintegration 58
4 Intimacy and Love: Closeness and Distance Between Self and Other 69
5 Alienation and Adaptation: Being a Stranger in a Foreign Land 77
Section 2 Passion 87
Introduction: the Central Role of Passion in Human Existence 87
6 A Passion for Life: Rediscovering the Intensity of Living 95
7 Truth as a Touchstone: Reality and Meaning as the Bedrock of Living 106
8 Hard?]earned Lessons: a Therapist's own Journey to Self?]understanding
121
9 Letting the Client's Life Touch Yours: the Art of Resonance and Presence
143
10 The Moral Compass: How Can Counselling and Therapy Help? 158
Section 3 Existential Psychotherapy 173
Introduction: A New Way of Working 173
11 Widening Horizons: Universal Dimensions of the Human Dilemma 177
12 What is Existential Analysis? Sketch for an Existential Approach 189
13 Philosophy as Therapy: The Ultimate Goal of our Work 200
14 A New Challenge: Towards Transcendence 208
Section 4 Illustrations of Existential Work 223
Introduction: What We Can Learn From Practice 223
15 Marie?]Louise: Letting Go of the Past in Order to Reclaim it 227
16 Vicky: Learning to Be More by Being Less 233
17 Peter: Finding Oneself in Spite of Psychotherapy 241
18 Jerry: Transcending Trauma 251
Conclusions 263
References 266
Index 273

Rezensionen

UK (All author requests)
Existential Analysis - Contributor, (Editorial Advisory Board)
BPS Counselling Psychology Review, contributor.
European Journal for Counselling and Psychotherapy
British Journal for Psychotherapy
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
British Journal of Medical Psychology
Therapy Today
The Psychotherapist
The Psychologist
Philosophy Now
Self and Society

US (all author requests)
The American Psychologist
The North American Journal of Psychology
Canadian Journal of Psychology
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Humanistic Psychologist
International Journal of Psychology
International Journal for Psychotherapy, (on Editorial Board)
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
Journal of Consciousness Studies
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
New therapist magazine
Psychotherapy: Theory/Practice/Research/Training
Radical Psychology