{"product_id":"9780761951094","title":"Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice: An Introduction to Existential Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe theoretical framework used by many counsellors and psychotherapists is predominantly 'psychodynamic', rooted in psychoanalytic theory and frequently felt to be inadequate for an understanding of the many-shaded spectrum of disturbances experienced by clients within themselves and in their relations to others. Although many practitioners have discovered existential-phenomenological thought, they may wonder what relevance these philosophical ideas have to their actual practice, to their day-to-day meetings with clients and to the relation between client and therapist. There is often a divide between thought and practice, and this book bridges that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author introduces the history and ideas of existential phenomenology and existential psychotherapy, and shows how therapeutic phenomena familiar to all therapists and counsellors can be understood from an existential viewpoint. Hans W Cohn also demonstrates how the existential approach opens up access to issues that other therapeutic orientations have neglected, such as the difficulty of choice, the burden of responsibility and the inevitability of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExistential Thought and Therapeutic Practice\u003c\/b\u003e is clearly written and jargon-free. The existential approach is constantly compared to the relevant psychodynamic counterpart, so that readers can assess the unfamiliar against a background of the more familiar. The book will be of interest to trainee and practising therapists and counsellors, and to anyone concerned with new approaches in philosophy and psychotherapy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020274057456,"sku":"9780761951094","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761951094_p0.jpg?v=1763655315","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761951094","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}