Towards a Radical Psychotherapy
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https://doi.org/10.65828/9afff695Keywords:
Anxiety, consciousness, self, other, authenticity, political, radical, psychotherapy.Abstract
This paper considers the way in which perceptions of the 'other' change with the socio-cultural and physical environments that encompass our experiences. Using concepts from the Sartrean tradition, I argue that when we facilitate change in the way that another person experiences the world, we are acting both politically and from a radical perspective.
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