Doing Counselling Psychology the Heideggerian Way
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https://doi.org/10.65828/wf25rv13Keywords:
Heidegger, phenomenological method, ontological, ontic, Dasein, inauthentic, authentic.Abstract
In this paper I briefly explore the possibility of an existential approach to counselling psychology from a Heideggerian perspective. A brief overview of this philosopher's work is presented and a small selection of relevant themes are considered. The article concludes with the consideration that I believe Heidegger's phenomenological method might prove to be a valid starting point for a therapeutic counselling method which aims towards an understanding of what it means to be a human being, existing with others in the world.
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