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Existential Therapeutic Techniques
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4. Authenticity
Therapist models genuine behavior and honest communication to help clients understand the importance of living authentically and the consequences of inauthenticity.
8. Emphasis on personal responsibility
Challenges clients to take responsibility for their lives, decisions, and actions, highlighting the role of personal choice in shaping their existence.
2. Dereflection
Reduces focus on symptoms or issues causing distress and instead redirects the client's attention to engage more fully in life and create personal meaning.
9. Existential confrontation
Encourages a direct and honest appraisal of clients' current life situations and behaviors to foster change and personal growth.
1. The use of the 'Here and Now'
Encourages clients to focus on their present concerns, behaviors, and feelings to understand how they are impacting their current situation and to take responsibility for their choices.
6. Exploration of personal meaning and purpose
Assists clients in uncovering their unique meaning in life and encourages the pursuit of personally fulfilling goals and purposes.
3. Socratic dialogue
Uses probing questions to help clients discover their personal values, beliefs, and choices, thus facilitating a deeper understanding of their existential concerns.
10. Creating space for existential isolation
Provides a supportive setting for individuals to explore feelings of existential isolation and to understand the value of forging true connections with others.
5. Facing existential anxiety
Helps clients confront and explore the underlying existential fears related to death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness in a supportive environment.
7. Encouraging self-awareness
Facilitates a process where clients become more aware of their feelings, thoughts, and the choices available to them, enhancing their sense of personal agency.
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