Orah T. Krug

• PhD
• Saybrook University

This chapter considers the processes by which existential‐humanistic (EH) and existential‐integrative (EI) approaches are applied. EH therapy is a relational and experiential therapy, which focuses on clients' and therapists' actual, lived experiences. The chapter reviews the principles of EH practice related to identity formation and personal cont...

GyneGals is based on the principles of supportive‐expressive group therapy; it encourages open and honest discussion of difficult topics and feelings, including discussion of existential concerns. This chapter focuses on Irvin Yalom's teaching, his process interventions, and his leadership style. Yalom's didactic teaching was extraordinary. Topics...

This chapter presents four case illustrations that give the reader a vivid, lived experience of how existential‐humanistic (EH) therapy actually unfolds between the clients and the therapists. The first two cases illustrates how EH therapists develop responsiveness to clients' feelings, experiences and protective patterns; develop collaborative and...

The author reviewed the key concepts of existential-humanistic therapy and the major events and people who have contributed to its development in the United States.

Good afternoon I'm delighted to be with you and add what I can to this important conversation. My topic is: " Lessons from a Certificate Program in Existential-Humanistic Therapy. " And I'm going to jump right in with the first lesson…. Lesson #1: If someone asks for volunteers to develop such a program—don't raise your hand! I don't really mean th...

James Bugental and Irvin Yalom, noted existential psychotherapists and educators, both emphasize a psychotherapeutic method that cultivates presence. This important yet difficult to define therapeutic method deserves greater clarification due to its role in effecting therapeutic change. The present study compared Bugental and Yalom on selected pres...