Bugental And The Art Of Being
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65828/6j1htb13Keywords:
Bugental, existential-humanistic psychotherapy, beingAbstract
This paper analyses Jim Bugental's scholar-practitioner work as means of guiding clients to reinvigorate their existential identities. It explores literature spanning Bugental's career, arguing that existential-humanistic psychotherapy, a term he coined, is a powerful means to aid clients in manoeuvring the course of their lives because of its focus on universal existential concerns.
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