Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy:

Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy promises to be a landmark in the fields of psychotherapeutic theory and practice. A comprehensive revision of its predecessor, The Psychology of Existence , co-edited by Kirk Schneider and Rollo May, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy combines clear and updated guidelines for practice with vivid and timely case vignettes. These vignettes feature the very latest in both mainstream and existential therapeutic integrative application, by the top innovators in the field. The book highlights several notable dimensions: a novel and comprehensive theory of integrative existential practice; a premium on mainstream integrations of existential theory as well as existential-humanistic integrations of mainstream theory; a focus on integrative mainstream as well as existential-humanistic practitioners, students, and theorists; a discussion of short-term and cognitive-behavioral existential-integrative strategies; a focus on ethnic and diagnosticdiversity, from case studies of multicultural populations to vignettes on gender, sexuality, and power, and from contributions to the treatment of alcoholism to those elucidating religiosity, psychoses, and intersubjectivity.

Kirk J. Schneider, PhD, is a psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential and humanistic psychology. The current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Schneider is a part-time faculty member at Saybrook Graduate School and vice-president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute.

Preface	p. VII
Introduction	p. 1
Recent and Future Trends in Existential-Integrative Psychotheraphy
From Segregation to Integration	p. 15
A Student Point of View: Existential Psychotheraphy From Within the Training Process	p. 23
Guideposts to an Existential-Integrative (EI) Approach
Theory of the Existential-Integrative (EI) Approach	p. 35
Therapeutic Implications of the Theory	p. 46
Appendix	p. 89
Case Illustrations of the EI Model
EI Approaches to Multiculturalism	p. 99
Latino Psychospirituality	p. 100
An African American Perspective: The Case of Darrin	p. 110
Existentialism of Personalism: A Native American Perspective	p. 121
EI Perspectives on Gender, Power, and Sexuality	p. 129
Feminist Therapy as a Meaning-Making Practice: Where There Is No Power, Where Is the Meaning?	p. 130
A Lesbian and Gay Perspective: The Case of Marcia	p. 140
Women and the Midlife Crisis: The Anne Sexton Complex	p. 146
Innovations in Short-Term EI Practices	p. 165
Preliminary Sketches for a Short-Term Existential-Humanistic Therapy	p. 165
Brief Encounters with Chinese Clients: The Case of Peter	p. 168
EI Mediation of Addiction: Alcoholism	p. 177
A Perspective on Alcoholism: The Case of Charles	p. 177
Spiritual and Religious Issues From an EI Perspective	p. 187
An EI Approach to Working with Religious and Spiritual Clients	p. 187
Cognitive-Behavioral Innovations of EI Practice	p. 203
Existential Issues in Anxiety Disorders and Their Treatment	p. 204
Language and Meaning: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the EI Model	p. 217
EI Approaches to Severe States	p. 235
Dante's Cure: Schizophrenia and the Two-Person Journey	p. 236
Meditations on Dissociation: Kristina and the Enigmatic Self	p. 245
EI Emphases on the Inter subjective	p. 267
Relatedness: Where Existential and Psychoanalytic Approaches Converge	p. 268
Autobiographical and Theoretical Reflections on the ôOntological Unconsciousnessö	p. 281
Transformance, Recognition of Self by Self, and Effective Action	p. 290
EI Child Therapy	p. 321
The Inner Sense of the Child: The Case of Joey	p. 321
EI Encounters With Death and Dying	p. 333
Swimming Together in a Sea of Loss: A Group Process for Elders	p. 333
Reflections on the Depressed and Dying: The Case of Carol	p. 342
Summary and Conclusion	p. 347
Index
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Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy: Guideposts to the Core of Practice

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