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This comprehensive volume aligns existential–humanistic therapy (EHT) with three pillars of evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP): research evidence, clinical experience, and client characteristics.
The editors have gathered a set of expert psychologists to compile multiple lines of evidence to demonstrate how existential and humanistic approaches to therapy can just be just as effective if not more so in some contexts, as other evidence-based approaches. They also highlight important multicultural considerations, as well as highlight gaps that can be filled by future research.
Chapters detail the key foundations and principles of EHT, including therapeutic presence, empathy, authenticity, therapist self-disclosure, here-and-now work, and the self within the therapeutic context. Integrative strategies including mindfulness, art therapy, experiential therapy, and equine-assisted therapy are also reviewed to demonstrate the effectiveness of specific EHT modalities that combine these foundational elements.
The Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential–Humanistic Therapy
by Hoffman , Louis; Lac, VeronicaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2025-05-27
Publisher(s): American Psychological Association
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Summary
Author Biography
Louis Hoffman, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice and executive director of the Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association. He has published over 20 books and 100 journal articles and book chapters. His books include the APA Handbook of Humanistic and Existential Psychology, Eros & Psyche: Existential Perspectives on Sexuality, Existential Psychology East-West, and Becoming an Existential-Humanistic Therapist. He has been recognized as a fellow of the American Psychological Association and six of its divisions (1, 10, 32, 36, 48, and 52) and received the Rollo May Award of the Society for Humanistic Psychology.
Veronica Lac, PhD, is founder and executive director of The HERD Institute, offering training and certification in equine facilitated psychotherapy and learning. She works through a decolonized lens with marginalized, neurodivergent clients with eating disorders and relational trauma. She is also a PATH International certified therapeutic riding instructor and a certified equine specialist in mental health and learning. She has served on executive boards of professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association’s Division 32 and PATH International, and is a peer reviewer for a number of journals. Dr. Lac received the 2022 APA Division 32 Camri Harari Early Career Award.
Veronica Lac, PhD, is founder and executive director of The HERD Institute, offering training and certification in equine facilitated psychotherapy and learning. She works through a decolonized lens with marginalized, neurodivergent clients with eating disorders and relational trauma. She is also a PATH International certified therapeutic riding instructor and a certified equine specialist in mental health and learning. She has served on executive boards of professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association’s Division 32 and PATH International, and is a peer reviewer for a number of journals. Dr. Lac received the 2022 APA Division 32 Camri Harari Early Career Award.
Table of Contents
Contributors
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Psychological Practice in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Louis Hoffman and Veronica Lac
Acknowledgments
Part I. Foundational Research and Competencies in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Chapter 1. Approaching Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy From an Evidence-Based Perspective
Louis Hoffman
Chapter 2. Existential Therapeutic Competencies
Joel Vos
Chapter 3. Research on Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Andrew M. Bland
Part II . Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential–Humanistic Stances
Chapter 4. Therapeutic Presence in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Orah Krug, Chris Bradshaw, Juanita Ratner, and Almudena Sánchez-Mazarro
Chapter 5. Empathy in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Arthur C. Bohart, Jerrold L. Shapiro, and Gayle Byock
Chapter 6. Working With Emotions in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Brittany Varisco and Louis Hoffman
Chapter 7. Authenticity, Self-Awareness, and Facing Life Directly in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Drake Spaeth, Joseph Alexander Vanderhoff, Marguerite Pintauro, and Louis Hoffman
Chapter 8. Here-and-Now Work in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Justin Underwood
Chapter 9. Working With Meaning in Life in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Joel Vos
Chapter 10. Understanding Acceptance in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Roxanne Christensen and Aviva Vincent
Chapter 11. Genuineness and the Real Relationship in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Zenobia Morrill
Chapter 12. Therapist Self-Disclosure in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Derrick Sebree, Jr. and Vanessa Brown
Chapter 13. The Self in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Anne Hsu
Part III. Integrative Strategies in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Chapter 14. Integrative Considerations of Mindfulness and Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Donna Rockwell, O’Dell Johnson, and Shea Scharding
Chapter 15. The Creative and Expressive Arts Therapies and Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Ilene A. Serlin, Rainbow T. H. Ho, Fulya Kurter, and J. Ryan Kennedy
Chapter 16. Experiential Techniques in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Trey Cole
Chapter 17. An Existential–Humanistic Approach to Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
Aviva Vincent and Veronica Lac
Index
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