Nathaniel Granger’s scientific contributions

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 safe therapeutic relationships with clients; assess client motivation, level of functioning and capacity for presence, and work with levels of self‐protections and associated wounds by focusing on process over content. The third case is a vibrant example of how “here‐now,” experiential engagement can be creatively entwined with psychodynamic understanding of subconscious processes. The final case provides a brief illustration of “existential integrative” therapy. This case shows how availability to in‐depth or experiential change can potentially enhance any bona fide approach, which in this instance began with a cognitive‐behavioral slant.