Existential psychotherapy is a philosophical method of dealing with problems in living. It was developed around the same time as psychoanalysis, and has become an increasingly influential form of psychotherapy in recent years.
The first British academic training in existential psychotherapy was established in 1982 by Emmy Van Deurzen while working for Antioch University International. This was followed by the creation of a number of other existential courses as she was based at Regent's College, London , where she developed the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Emmy Van Deurzen founded the Society for Existential Analysis in 1988, when her book Existential Counselling in Practice was also published, which provided a rigorous application of existential philosophy to counselling.
The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling was founded in 1996 as a collaboration between Emmy Van Deurzen and Professor Digby Tantam, in order to further develop training and create a place for excellence in this field. Professor Tantam is based at the School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield .
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