SEMINARS

Introduction to Existential Analysis

Existential Analysis (EA) offers the possibility of a life led with inner consent – commitment, engagement, and freedom to choose.

This Introductory seminar is for individuals looking for either:

• professional development geared toward existential psychotherapy

• or for those interested in the official certification/diploma EA training program for becoming an Existential Counsellor or Analyst.

The Introduction to EA is 5 days in total. These are offered in variations of 1 day, 2 day, and 3 day seminars. These 5 days are required to be completed as a gateway to the certification and diploma programs.

A certificate of completion “The Introduction to Existential Analysis” can also be achieved after attending the 5 days and writing a small exam.

Content

Existential Analysis (EA) and Logotherapy, as developed by Viktor Frankl and elaborated by Alfried Längle, will be introduced as a practical approach to therapy. The focus will be the development of the person of the therapist through experiential and dialogical exercises. Some of the main topics covered in these seminars include:

- the historical background of Logotherapy and its relationship to existential analysis (EA)

- key definitions of Logotherapy and EA

- introduction to the structural model of EA – 4 existential themes (I exist, but can I be? I am alive, but do I like my life? I am different from others, but am I allowed to be myself? Do I feel meaning in my life? )

- an experiential study of the central concept of Inner consent

- the dialogical relationship in therapy and life

- EA view of psychology, subjectivity, and phenomenology

- how diagnosis is handled

- core elements of the EA approach

- experiential study of the central concept of motivation

- the three dimensional model of the human being

- existential psychometric tests

- self-experience on the theme of helping