Existentialism
Existentialism asks us to ponder often confounding life issues, from meaning and mortality to freedom and responsibility. In an era of collective anxiety and fractured certainty, existential approaches in treatment can help clients confront these fundamental realities of human existence rather than avoid them. By exploring how we create meaning, face death, and live authentically despite life's inherent uncertainty, therapists help clients move from despair toward engaged, purposeful living even amid unavoidable suffering. These articles offer insights and reflections on existentialism's relevance today, what it means to live our "best lives," confronting existential dread, and more. Learn from Irvin Yalom, Sara Kuburic, and others.
Is Existentialism the Approach of Our Time?
Awakening to Mortality and Responsibility in Therapy
Sara Kuburic, the Millennial Therapist, invites new clients to take a deep look at age-old existential concerns. Read more
Sara Kuburic, the Millennial Therapist, explains the effects of self-loss and why it's important to find yourself again. Read more
When routines and habits become as lifeless as the manner in which one brushes one’s teeth, when the choreography of one’s existence resembles a... Read more
Psychologist Darcher Keltner believes that underestimating our capacity for altruism does human nature a disservice. Read more
A client's unexpected announcement makes a therapist confront her illusions of invulnerability. Read more
Poet David Whyte offers an idiosyncratic fusion of verse, myth, story, and personal charisma, demonstrating to audiences all over the world that psychology... Read more
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