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In Existential Therapy, Dr. Kirk J. Schneider demonstrates his existential–integrative model of therapy. Developed by Dr. Schneider with the inspiration of Rollo May and James Bugental, existential–integrative therapy is one way to engage and coordinate a variety of intervention modes—such as the pharmacological, the behavioral, the cognitive, and the analytic—within an overarching existential or experiential context.
In this session, Dr. Schneider emphasizes the experiential level of contact, which gives attention to experiencing what is "alive" both within the client and between the client and the therapist. Dr. Schneider works with a 55-year-old man who is presently disabled. The client is gay, has AIDS, and is having a hard time finding a meaningful life-direction. He feels he is being discriminated against because of his sexual orientation and illness. Dr. Schneider helps him to understand how his reactions can both keep him from transforming and potentially mobilize that very transformation.
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Dr. Schneider developed the existential–integrative (EI) model of therapy drawing in part on the inspiration of Rollo May and James Bugental (Schneider & May, 1995; Schneider, 1998, 2003). EI therapy is one way to understand and coordinate a variety of intervention modes—such as the pharmacological, the behavioral, the cognitive, and the analytic—within an overarching ontological or experiential context.
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is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary humanistic psychology. He is an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook Graduate School, the California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology; a fellow of the American Psychological Association (through Divisions 32 [Humanistic Psychology], 42 [Psychologists in Independent Practice], and 12 [Society of Clinical Psychology]).
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- Becker, E. (1973). The denial of death. New York: Free Press.
- Bugental, J. (1987). The art of the psychotherapist. New York: Norton.
- Cooper, M. (2003). Existential therapies. London: Sage.
- Cummings, N., & Cummings, J. (2000). The essence of psychotherapy. New York: Academic Press.
- Greenberg, L., Watson, J., & Lietaer, G. (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of experiential psychotherapy. New York: Guilford.
- May, R. (1969). Love and will. New York: Norton.
- May, R. (1981). Freedom and destiny. New York: Norton.
- Schneider, K., & May, R. (1995). The psychology of existence: An integrative, clinical perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Schneider, K. (1998). Existential processes. In L. Greenberg, J. Watson, & G. Lietaer (Eds.), Handbook of experiential psychotherapy (pp. 103–120). New York: Guilford.
- Schneider, K. (1999). The paradoxical self: Toward an understanding of our contradictory nature (2nd ed.). Amityville, NY: Humanity Books (an imprint of Prometheus Books).
- Schneider, K. (2003). Existential–humanistic psychotherapies. In A. Gurman & S. Messer (Eds.), Essential psychotherapies (pp. 149–181). New York: Guilford.
- Schneider, K. (2004). Rediscovery of awe: Splendor, mystery, and the fluid center of life. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House.
- Schneider, K. (in press). The experiential liberation strategy of the existential–integrative model of therapy. (Special Issue on Humanistic Psychotherapies). Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy.
- Watson, J., & Bohart, A. (2001). Humanistic–experiential therapies in the era of managed care. In K. Schneider, J. Bugental, and J. Pierson (Eds.), The handbook of humanistic psychology: Leading edges in theory, research, and practice (pp. 503–517). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Yalom, I. (1980). Existential psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.
- Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients, Second Edition
Edited by Kathleen J. Bieschke, Ruperto M. Perez, and Kurt A. Debord
- HIV+ Sex: The Psychological and Interpersonal Dynamics of HIV-Seropositive Gay and Bisexual Men's Relationships
Edited by Perry N. Halkitis, Cynthia A. Gomez, and Richard J. Wolitski
- In the Room With Men: A Casebook of Therapeutic Change
Edited by Matt Englar-Carlson and Mark A. Stevens
- The Inside Story on AIDS
Seth C. Kalichman
- Sexual Orientation and Mental Health: Examining Identity and Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
Edited by Allen M. Omoto and Howard S. Kurtzman
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