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Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy in Action

with James Bugental

Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy in Action shows James Bugental, the legendary clinician and teacher, conducting two actual psychotherapy sessions with the same client.

Working in the Here and Now: Deepening Therapeutic Encounters Part 2

with Victor Yalom

Therapists can easily fall back on intellectual discussions, abstractions, and analyzing thoughts with anxious or depressed clients, when the real struggle is connecting with their feelings and, in turn, with others. Learn to harness the therapeutic power of the here-and-now to free clients who are walled off from themselves and others so you can help them begin to live authentic, connected lives.

Irvin Yalom and the Art of Psychotherapy: 4-Video Series

with Irvin Yalom

Would you like to see how Irvin Yalom actually works with clients? In this unprecedented series, watch Yalom in real sessions with three different clients, and learn about his six-decade career in a poignant and comprehensive interview conducted by his son, Victor Yalom.

Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy

with James Bugental

Watch legendary psychotherapist James Bugental masterfully demonstrate Existential Therapy in an actual therapy session in this 3-part video.

Irvin Yalom: Live Case Consultation

with Irvin Yalom

Yalom provides consultation to therapists on individual and group therapy cases. See how he translates his existential and interpersonal approach into action in this highly acclaimed video.

Confronting Death and Other Existential Issues in Psychotherapy

with Irvin Yalom

Here’s a chance to have a front row seat as Dr. Irvin Yalom talks to a packed room of therapists about a topic rarely discussed in our field: death. Sharing ideas from his most recent book, Staring at the Sun Yalom shows us how to confront death in order to invigorate and enhance our own lives and the lives of our patients.

Irvin Yalom on Grief, Loss, and Growing Old

with Irvin Yalom

Join celebrated clinician and author Irvin Yalom at the existential crossroads of life and death in a riveting interview in which he offers invaluable personal and professional insights into the meaning of work, love and loss.

Integrating Mindfulness into Counseling and Psychotherapy

with Ronald D. Siegel

What is “mindfulness” and how can we actually use it with our clients? Understand the principles of mindfulness-oriented psychotherapy and its application for a range of clinical issues in this new video with mindfulness expert Dr. Ronald D. Siegel.

Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach

with Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers was one of the most influential psychologists and psychotherapists of our time. In this singular presentation, Rogers’ biographer, Howard Kirschenbaum, guides us through Rogers’ life and work and the development of the “client-centered” and “person-centered” approach to counseling, education, group work, and human relationships.

Irvin Yalom: Foundations of My Life and Work

with Irvin Yalom, Victor Yalom

In this poignant, intimate and in-depth interview with his son, Victor, Irvin Yalom weaves together the central ideas and key life experiences that have formed the basis for his contributions to psychotherapy.

James Bugental: Live Case Consultation

with James Bugental

This video presents a rare and invaluable opportunity to view renowned existential-humanistic psychotherapist James Bugental demonstrate his unique group consultation style.

The Gift of Therapy: A Conversation with Irvin Yalom, MD

with Irvin Yalom

Dr. Yalom discusses the central themes of his life's work as a psychotherapist and writer.

Rollo May on Existential Psychotherapy

with Rollo May

See this legendary Existential Psychotherapy master in a dialogue on what matters most in the practice of psychotherapy.

Irvin Yalom in Session: Eugenia

with Irvin Yalom

Watch Irvin Yalom work with Eugenia, a 23-year-old struggling with a sudden crippling existential panic, over the course of 9 deeply moving sessions.

Irvin Yalom in Session: Luke

with Irvin Yalom

In two engaging sessions with Luke, a 39-year-old husband and father grappling with whether to have a vasectomy, Yalom brings to life the subterranean longings symbolized by this existential crossroad, and helps Luke “surrender to life.”

Irvin Yalom in Session: Gareth

with Irvin Yalom

Watch master therapist Irvin Yalom work in live sessions with Gareth, a 69 year old man who has struggled with anxiety most of his life, and is now facing his upcoming retirement with a sense of existential dread.

Carl Rogers on Person-Centered Therapy

with Carl Rogers, Natalie Rogers

The founder of the person-centered approach reflects on his major contributions and explores his provocative opinions on psychotherapy, education, and social change.

Irvin Yalom on Psychotherapy and Writing

with Irvin Yalom

We’re thrilled to present this in-depth interview with Irvin Yalom, a true master whose influence commands large audiences in both the psychotherapy and literature fields. Here, he offers insight into his evolution as a clinician and writer, along with the guiding principles of his half-century of groundbreaking therapeutic work.

Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice

with John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD & Rita Sommers-Flanagan, PhD

Finally, some examples of the major psychotherapy theories all in one video! John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan present eleven of the best-known approaches to counseling and psychotherapy side-by-side, with real therapy sessions and extensive commentary covering theory, strategy, and effective techniques.

Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapy

with Natalie Rogers

Watch Natalie Rogers masterfully integrate expressive arts with a client-focused approach in an actual therapy session in this 3-part video.

Erving Polster on Gestalt Therapy

with Erving Polster

In this in-depth interview, you’ll get to know Polster’s unique take on Gestalt therapy, and see for yourself how he boldly elevates ordinary conversations into life-affirming encounters.

Grief Therapy Masterclass Volume 4: Reinventing the Self After Loss

with Robert A. Neimeyer, Carolyn Ng

Therapists working with grief may become overly focused on the loss, missing out on growth opportunities for the client. This video, the final in our four-volume series, will further prepare clinicians to work with grieving clients by guiding them in the reconstruction of their identity and relationships as they begin to integrate their loss.

Working in the Here and Now: Deepening Therapeutic Encounters Part 3

with Victor Yalom

In this third and final session with Heather, Victor Yalom continues to work in the here-and-now of the therapeutic relationship to help her access and explore deep emotions which relate to her therapeutic goals. As you'll see, focusing on what’s happening in real time in the therapist-client relationship requires courage and vulnerability from both therapist and client.

Krista Tippett on the Immensity of Our Lives

Departing from tradition, our Editor, Lawrence Rubin, turns the microphone on Peabody Award-winning journalist Krista Tippett to explore questions around what it means to be truly human

Russell Siler Jones on Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy

If you have wondered how to integrate spirituality into psychotherapy, our interview with Russell Siler Jones will be enlightening.

An Existential-Spiritual Journey During COVID-19

with Robert Gordon

In the shadow of COVID, a therapist and his client address their own uncertainties in order to experience freedom and deeper meaning.

Working in the Here-and-Now of the Therapeutic Relationship

with Nancy Gunzberg

Working in the here-and-now of the therapeutic relationship requires therapists to be fully engaged, and take risks in revealing themselves. But utilizing the transference and counter-transference makes for rewarding and powerful therapy.

The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding Male Sexuality - Daniel N. Watter, EdD

with Daniel Watter

In this excerpt from “The Existential Importance of the Penis: A Guide to Understanding Male Sexuality”, sex therapist Daniel Watter helps us to appreciate how existential issues often lay just below the surface in sex therapy.

Existential-Humanistic Therapy in the Age of COVID-19 in Vulnerable Populations

with Robert Gordon

Discover how Existential-Humanistic therapy techniques can be used as a catalyst for hope when working with clients who are struggling with the anxiety and fear left in COVID’s wake.

If You Kill Yourself, Don’t Make a Mess: Paradoxical Intention with a Suicidal Client

with Dan Williams

In this raw but compelling clinical vignette, therapist Dan Williams uses paradoxical intention in an all-out effort to save his client from committing suicide.

Satya Byock on the Search for Meaning and Stability in Quarterlife

Successful psychotherapy with young adults requires an appreciation for the true meaning of balance, according to clinician and author Satya Byock.

Irvin Yalom on Existential Psychotherapy and Death Anxiety

Irvin Yalom reflects on instrumental moments in his career as a psychotherapist and writer. This excerpt from his biography, Psychotherapy and the Human Condition, begins with him recalling his first case presentation in medical school.

Dr. Shelley F. Diamond: A Psychotherapist Facing Death

with Shelley Diamond

After being diagnosed with aggressive terminal cancer, a psychotherapist shares how she addressed grief, gratitude and loss professionally and personally.

James Bugental on Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy

The late existential-humanistic psychotherapist James Bugental reflects on his life and work. His insistence on therapist and client presence predated the current interest in mindfulness and psychotherapy.

In Search of Self: My Therapy with Rogers, Satir, Bugental, Polster, Yalom, & Maslow

with Deb Hammond

A psychotherapy student assembles her dream team for guidance toward self-actualization.

Looking Out the Patient's Window Redux: Self-disclosure and Genuineness

with Irvin Yalom

Yalom is confronted to live up to his ideals of therapist self-disclosure and authenticity. Excerpted from the recently updated version of The Gift of Therapy.

The Challenge of Retirement: Finding Meaning and Self-Esteem in New Ways

with Geraldine K. Piorkowski

A twice-retired clinician and educator shares insights from 50 years of working with and attempting to understand the human condition.

Letting the Patient Matter: Some Thoughts on Irvin Yalom's View of the Therapeutic Relationship

with Barbara Jamison

Jamison reviews highlights of Yalom's book, The Gift of Therapy. focusing on his willingness to engage fully and reveal himself in the therapeutic relationship.

Thomas Moore on the Soul of Psychotherapy

Drawing upon his background in religion, psychology and the arts, Care of the Soul author, Thomas Moore, shares about the wisdom of creating a "psychotherapy of one's own."

Diana Fosha on Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

AEDP founder Diana Fosha discusses the journey that led her to create a new model of psychotherapy, the strong community support that ties the AEDP community together and how men have traditionally gotten a bum rap in couples therapy.

Anita Barrows on Love, Poetry and Autism

Psychologist, poet, translator and autism specialist, Anita Barrows, PhD, shares about the pain that first led her to psychotherapy, the importance of bringing love into our work, her identity as a poet, and entering the world of autistic children.

Gary Greenberg on the DSM and Its Woes

Psychotherapist and muckraking author, Gary Greenberg, shares the critical insights—and skepticism—that formed the basis of his two best-selling books, Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease and The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry.

Psychotherapy Isn't What You Think: Bringing the Psychotherapeutic Engagement into the Living Moment

with James Bugental

In this exclusive excerpt from his book, renowned existential-humanistic psychologist Jim Bugental reflects on his philosophy of psychotherapy.

The Gift of Therapy

with Irvin Yalom

Existential psychotherapist Irv Yalom offers insights into the therapist's role as an obstacle remover and fellow traveler. Excerpted from his book The Gift of Therapy.

Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

with Irvin Yalom

In this exclusive excerpt from his latest book, Irvin Yalom delves into the ultimate existential concern, and how therapists can help clients in facing death anxiety.

The Schopenhauer Cure

with Irvin Yalom

An excerpted introduction to psychiatrist Irv Yalom's new novel about the challenging reunion between a therapist and his long-ago patient, who is now a philosophical counselor.

Food for the Soul

with Myrtle Heery

Dr. Heery travels to Russia at the summoning of her soul, and rediscovers the living moment.

Words Against the Void: Poems by an Existential Psychologist

with Tom Greening

Humorous yet profound musings on psychotherapy and the human condition, excerpted from his recent book, Words Against the Void.

Awakening to Awe: A Book Review

with Bob Edelstein

A review of existential psychologist and author Kirk Schneider’s latest work, which explores the nature and power of awe through interviews of people personally transformed by an emotion which has been much neglected by psychology.

The Spinoza Problem: An Excerpt

with Irvin Yalom

By imagining the unexpected intersection of Jewish philosopher Spinoza’s life with that of powerful Nazi ideologue Alfred Rosenberg, bestselling novelist Irvin Yalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 years. Psychotherapy.net is pleased to publish this exclusive excerpt.

Trusting the Client as the Agent of Change

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