Moving On Creatively: Creative Existential Therapy For Children, Adolescents And Adults
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65828/2ce99a44Keywords:
Creative relating, relatedness, openness, space, anxiety, prescencing playing, trialogueAbstract
The aim of this paper is twofold: to encourage existential therapists of adults to consider why they do not offer their clients more freedom of expression and to encourage existentially inspired therapy with children and adolescents. Different topics are presented with a list of points to open up reflection.
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