COUN 567 - Gestalt and Existential Therapy

3 Credit(s)

This course is an in-depth exploration of the therapeutic approaches of gestalt and existential therapies. Specific existential and phenomenological topics will be addressed including death, meaning, isolation, freedom, anxiety, guilt, authenticity, empathy, worlds, and being. Additionally, a range of gestalt concepts will be covered including contact, boundary disturbances, and the empty-chair technique. The emphasis of the course is on fostering an understanding of these theories in the context of counseling practice. Interventions from both theories will be explored. The course will also focus on integration of multiple counseling theories.