Editorial

Contributions to this issue of the Journal range widely, focussing on a number of important aspects of existential psychotherapy which are due for re-discovery or re-examination. We open with Daniel Burston's paper, Scheler, Nietzsche and Social Psychology, which sets out the argument for Scheler's relevance to existentialism, psychotherapy and the wider society. Another contributor, Chris Scalzo, adopts the novel, but appropriate, format of an 'ironic letter' to good account in order to have a conversation with Soren Kierkegaard. Elaine Kasket, in writing about the experience of online counselling pushes the boundaries in another direction, and one which is of increasing relevance in therapy and counselling generally. Martin Milton et al addresses the contribution which existential-phenomenological approaches might make in another significant arena, namely the development of thought and practice for counselling psychologists. It is a pleasure, among other papers, to be able to include a tribute to Dr Martti Siirala, the eminent Finnish existential psychotherapist, who celebrated his eightieth birthday last year. This issue also includes an essay review by Anthony Stadlen of Professor Gion Condrau's book Martin Heidegger's Impact on Psychotherapy. Finally, the editors would like to note that 2003 is an important year for Daseinsanalysis (and psychotherapy in general) since it is the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Medard Boss.

Simon du Plock

John Heaton