Introducing an existential-phenomenological approach

Resource type: Article Publication information: Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1994. Short description: This two-part article introduces phenomenology as a foundational method for existential-phenomenological counseling and psychotherapy. Part 1 explains phenomenology as […]

Staring at the Sun

Type: Book Author: Irvin D. Yalom Short description: Irvin D. Yalom’s book brings death anxiety into focus through a combination of psychotherapy, reflection, and accessible storytelling. He treats fear of […]

Man’s Search for Meaning

Type: Book Author: Viktor Frankl Short description: Viktor Frankl’s memoir blends the reality of Nazi concentration camps with a searching account of how people endure suffering. He argues that meaning […]

The Denial of Death

Type: Book Author: Ernest Becker Short description: Ernest Becker’s classic argues that much of human behavior is shaped by the awareness of mortality. Rather than treating death as a distant […]