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Existential Therapy

 

Existential therapy is rooted in existential philosophy, which is concerned with what it means to exist and to be human. It is a practical, collaborative and relational approach which sheds light on how we come to choose and perpetuate our own unique way of navigating life and relationships, and the difficulties this sometimes brings.

Existential therapy places special emphasis on cultivating a caring, supportive yet challenging relationship between therapist and client, and recognises the vital role this relationship plays in the outcome of therapy. It is a non-directive approach: existential therapy does not involve homework or instructions, but you are invited to take a curious and open-minded attitude to yourself and to life so that you become more aware of your inner process and your way of relating to others. Existential therapy brings to light any tensions, contradictions or incongruence in your way of being, and helps you to exercise your own freedom and responsibility, identifying where change is possible (if change is what you want), and finding acceptance towards what cannot be changed.

For more information about existential therapy please visit www.counselling-directory.org.uk/existential-therapy.html
 

How we can help

  • Agoraphobia

  • Alcohol issues

  • Anger management

  • Anxiety and low mood

  • Assertiveness and self-confidence

  • Bereavement, grief and loss

  • Body image issues and body dysmorphia

  • Bullying and harassment

  • Childhood and historic abuse and trauma

  • Cocaine and other drug addiction

  • Couples counselling and marriage problems

  • Depression and unhappiness

  • Difficulties being a new parent

  • Difficulties with emotions and feelings

  • Eating disorders and issues over food

  • Family conflict

  • Family relationships with children and adolescents

  • Fears around getting older and mortality

  • Feelings of hopelessness

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Health anxiety

  • Loneliness and social isolation

  • Low mood and loss of motivation and purpose

  • Male identity and men’s issues

  • Marriage issues

  • Menopause and life changes issues

  • Mood swings

  • Obsessions and intrusive thoughts

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Panic Disorder

  • Professional and career difficulties

  • Postnatal depression and baby blues 

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Relationship breakdown, separation and divorce

  • Relationship issues and doubts

  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

  • Separation Anxiety Disorder

  • Sexual identity, gender issues, LGBTQ

  • Situational Depression

  • Social anxiety

  • Self-esteem and low confidence issues

  • Sleeplessness

  • Stress and feeling overwhelmed

  • Suicidal thoughts and Self-harm

  • Trauma and difficult experiences

  • Women’s issues

  • Workplace stress and professional issues

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