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Existential Counseling

Existential Counseling is a theoretical orientation within counseling psychology that emphasizes individual freedom, personal responsibility, and the search for meaning as central to human existence, distinguishing itself from other therapeutic approaches by focusing on ontological concerns rather than symptom alleviation or behavioral modification.

270

Publications

17.9K

Citations

484

Authors

260

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

39

Variants

Existential Therapy

Parents

Children

Publications

270

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy:

Irvin D. Yalom, Eric Crouch · The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1990 · 4.2K citations · Full text

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Existential Psychotherapy

WILLIAM OFFENKRANTZ · American Journal of Psychiatry · 1981 · 3K citations

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Existential psychotherapy

1980 · 849 citations

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The Psychology of Unforgiveness and Forgiveness and Implications for Clinical Practice

Everett L. Worthington, Nathaniel G. Wade · Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology · 1999 · 489 citations

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Existential Foundations of Psychology.

Warren E. Steinkraus, Adrian van Kaam · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 1967 · 326 citations

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Authors

484

  1. JL
    Jim Lantz

    The Ohio State University, United States

    9 publications · 139 citations

    9

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  2. LH
    Louis Hoffman

    Saybrook University, United States

    5 publications · 88 citations

    5

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  3. JF
    James F. T. Bugental

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    4 publications · 67 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. JW
    John W. Osborne

    University of Alberta, Canada

    3 publications · 213 citations

    3

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  5. MN
    Mark Nesti

    Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 112 citations

    3

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Institutions

260

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    180 citations

  2. Saybrook University

    Pasadena, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    238 citations

  3. Counseling Center

    Portsmouth, United States

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    659 citations

  4. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    149 citations

  5. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    508 citations

  6. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    115 citations

  7. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    233 citations

  8. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    113 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

    13 publications · 585 citations

    12

    h-index

  2. Journal of Humanistic Psychology

    JHP · 10 publications · 313 citations

    10

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  3. American Journal of Psychotherapy

    8 publications · 139 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. Journal of Counseling & Development

    JCD · 7 publications · 311 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. Journal of Mental Health Counseling

    7 publications · 169 citations

    7

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