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.
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.
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 Sanchez-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 About the Editors
