Theories of Counseling - Existential Therapy

This video explains the theory of Existential Therapy as applied to mental health counseling. A summary of Existential Therapy and opinion on how specific aspects can be used in integrative counseling are reviewed.

[dakotachilders]

I have watched your videos for years and I'm finally in school for counseling! We watch some of your videos in class and they are very helpful. Thank you Dr. Grande for all the amazing content you have released!

[SanctuaryTherapiesandTraining]

I wish I had you at the end of a phone!! Love your explanations they are so straight forward.

[anahgalloway]

I appreciated learning about this theory and Dr. Grande's opinion on how we can integrate it into out own counselling styles. To me, the counselling goals seemed so broad that it fit well into the counselling model of wellness (i.e. to be more authentic, find meaning and purpose, self-actualization, and recognizing our freedom of choice). With those types of goals, I can imagine that individuals would experience less interpersonal conflict and more intrapersonal contentment as results of reaching those goals.

I also would like to learn more about the existential therapist's experience with resistance. The video explains that therapists look for "not taking responsibility, not aware of feelings, & not authentic"as indicators of resistance. As those signs directly correlate with the counseling goals, I wonder if almost every client struggles with them at some point in treatment. I would like to see how existential therapists use specific indirect techniques to address those signs of resistance.