Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy Guideposts to the Core of Practice [Hardcover]

Existential-Integrative Psychotherapypromises to be a landmark in the fields of psychotherapeutic theory and practice. A comprehensive revision of its predecessor, The Psychology of Existence, co-edited by Kirk Schneider and Rollo May, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapycombines clear and updated guidelines for practice with vivid and timely case vignettes. These vignettes feature the very latest in both mainstream and existential therapeutic integrative application, by the top innovators in the field. The book highlights several notable dimensions: a novel and comprehensive theory of integrative existential practice; a premium on mainstream integrations of existential theory as well as existential-humanistic integrations of mainstream theory; a focus on integrative mainstream as well as existential-humanistic practitioners, students, and theorists; a discussion of short-term and cognitive-behavioral existential-integrative strategies; a focus on ethnic and diagnostic diversity, from case studies of multicultural populations to vignettes on gender, sexuality, and power, and from contributions to the treatment of alcoholism to those elucidating religiosity, psychoses, and intersubjectivity.

Preface. Introduction: Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy: A New Era. Part I: From Segregation to Integration. Bassett-Short and Hammel, Existential Psychotherapy from Within the Training Process. Part II: Guideposts to an Existential-Integrative (EI) Approach. How the Chapter is Organized. Theory of the Existential-Integrative (EI) Approach. Therapy as Liberation Strategies/Consciousness as Liberation Levels. Constriction (Smallness) and Expansion (Greatness) as Omnipresent Horizons. Developmental View. Therapeutic Implications of the Theory. How to Discern Appropriate Liberation Strategies. The Offering of Nonexperiential Liberation. The OffelSê