Practising Existential Therapy

Professor Ernesto Spinelli has gained an international reputation as one of the leading contemporary trainers and theorists of existential analysis as applied to psychology and psychotherapy and, more recently, the related arenas of coaching and conflict mediation. He is a UKCP registered existential psychotherapist, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as well as an accredited executive coach and coaching supervisor. In 1999, Ernesto was awarded a Personal Chair as Professor of psychotherapy, counselling and counselling psychology. Ernesto is Director of ES Associates, an organisation dedicated to the advancement of psychotherapy, coaching, and supervision through specialist seminars and training programmes. Professor Ernesto Spinelli has gained an international reputation as one of the leading contemporary trainers and theorists of existential analysis as applied to psychology and psychotherapy and, more recently, the related arenas of coaching and conflict mediation. He is a UKCP registered existential psychotherapist, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as well as an accredited executive coach and coaching supervisor. In 1999, Ernesto was awarded a Personal Chair as Professor of psychotherapy, counselling and counselling psychology. Ernesto is Director of ES Associates, an organisation dedicated to the advancement of psychotherapy, coaching, and supervision through specialist seminars and training programmes.

In a survey of over 1,000 existential therapists worldwide, Practising Existential Psychotherapy was identified as the most influential contemporary text on existential therapeutic practice. In this second edition, Spinelli has deepened and extended his analysis, providing a comprehensive, detailed, and eminently practical guide to existential therapeutic work. This book is now the core text for training and practice in existential counselling and psychotherapy.

• Introduction To The Second EditionPRACTISING EXISTENTIAL THERAPY: THEORYExistential Therapy: Three Key PrinciplesExistence Themes And ConcernsWorlding And The WorldviewExistential Phenomenological Critiques of TherapyExistential Therapy: An OverviewPRACTISING EXISTENTIAL THERAPY: A STRUCTURAL MODELA Structural Model For Practising Existential Therapy: An IntroductionPhase One: Co-Creating The Therapy-WorldPhase Two: Co-Habiting The Therapy-WorldPhase Three: Closing Down The Therapy-WorldAddenda: Existential Therapy With Couples; Existential Therapy With Groups; Time-Limited Existential therapy; Existential SupervisionConclusion