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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Existential therapy"”.
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Integration of cognitive and existential therapy
Presently, ‘cognitive-behavioural therapy’ is an umbrella term. It covers a comprehensive set of heterogeneous, but well-investigated set of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapeutic modalities. Some limitations in their use have been identified, including a certain disregard for the …
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What is the meaning and essence of the lived experience of the outcome of existential therapy for depression?
… being medication and cognitive behavioural therapy. It is important to consider the outcomes of other approaches to working with depression. The purpose of this study is to explore the question of what is the experience of the outcome of existential therapy for depression. It is important to …
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The relationship of therapist meditation practice to their existential therapeutic work
… practice and the therapeutic work performed by existential therapists. Through in-depth interviews with therapist-meditators (n=8), the study fills a crucial gap in empirical research concerning the phenomenological experiences of existential therapists who incorporate meditation practices into …
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A phenomenological inquiry into how transcendent experiences among existential therapists influence their practice
… Yet, the phenomenon is little studied in psychotherapy research, from the lived perspectives of therapists who have intimate encounters with such experiences. Addressing this lacuna, this phenomenological study investigates the research question, ‘How do transcendent experiences as encountered …
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Integrating the mind and the body: examining the role of counselling psychology for individuals with physical health problems
… of death throughout life. The appropriateness of existential therapy for participants in the advanced stages of cancer is explored and recommendations are made for future research in this area.
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Embrace: Healing Mental Health Through Biophilic and Mindfulness Design
… The use of intersections in this design embodies therapy's goal of creating a welcoming space where people can safely explore and accept who they are as they travel their mental health journey. Mental health is an increasing problem, particularly for younger people whose social development was …
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An existential phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of freedom in former political prisoners of the Romanian Communist Gulag
There is an absence of literature on the experience of former political prisoners of the Romanian Communist Gulag and their experience of freedom/oppression. Most research on individuals subjected to physical or/and psychological torture for political reasons has focused on the traumatic …
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A critical analysis of the use of visual communication in existential practice
… who consider themselves to be working within the existential-phenomenological ethos. This research presents the findings of this small-scale qualitative study. Consonant with the priorities, objectives, and spirit of qualitative methodology, this study examines the personal experiences of these …