Major Proponents of Existential Psychotherapy
The following thinkers are major proponents of existential psychotherapy or existential psychology in general:
- Viktor Frankl
- Rollo May
- Irvin D. Yalom
In a classic comedy routine, Bob Newhart is an “existential therapist.” He tells each client the same thing: “Just deal with it.” When a patient is obsessive, his response is, “Stop it!” Though the humor exaggerates the notion of existentialism, the basic concept of free will is the foundation for many existential theories of psychology.
Do not use this site as a study guide. The incomplete nature of this website might result in misunderstanding the profiled individuals. The pages are sometimes posted unedited or appear in outline form. These documents contain excerpts from the works of others. Read their books.
NOTE: Citations are not in MLA or APA format to prevent “borrowing” from The Existential Primer. Full citations appear at the end of each page. Present tense is used when referencing a published work but past tense is favored on these pages because the major figures are… dead. Inline citations take the form (Author page) with no year. A title is included if there might be confusion as to the work. Quoted long passages are indented with the <blockquote> HTML tag and cited in the format:
— Work; Author, p. Page
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