What is Existential Psychotherapy?

Existential psychotherapy emphasizes the human experience regarding the search for meaning. Existential psychotherapy concentrates on free will and self-determination and reinforces one's capacity to choose one's actions based on what is most meaningful.

Existential therapy stresses that we all have the capacity for self-awareness and have a unique personality that is most reflected in relationships with others. Lastly, it emphasizes that anxiety is a valuable indication that one is not where they want to be in life regarding the degree of meaning they can derive from one's current circumstances.

Existential therapy confronts life's most pressing issues, such as suffering, loneliness, and emptiness. The anxiety that occurs when one engages in such concerns is an opportunity to practice personal responsibility for their life in a meaningful way.