Existential Psychotherapy Existential psychotherapies make use of several approaches to therapeutic goals, research methodologies, intervention strategies and case conceptualization. The focus is often on comprehending human experience as well as on the client and not on the symptoms. Existentialists view individuals as meaning-making beings that are both objects of reflection and subjects of experience. Given that existentialists are highly aware of the possibility of theories dehumanizing people and making them objects, there is more emphasis on precedence than there is on artificial explanations (Corsini & Wedding, 2013, p. 265-6).

The concern of existential therapists is rediscovering the human person in the midst of the prevailing culture that is dehumanizing people. To achieve this, a deep psychological analysis is carried out. The focus is not so much about getting rid of the symptoms but on achieving higher freedom and awareness as relates to the living individual (Corsini & Wedding 2013, p.272). Several people link anxiety to be a clash between the non-being and the being. There are levels of anxiety that can, therefore be considered normal. Anxiety presents a key challenge. The condition grows bigger when we make a choice to exert the innate potential within...

Making an emphatic assertion of our existence also brings to our awareness the fact that someday we will not exist. The temptation to repress the comprehension of death is high and sometimes we try to make intellectual rationalizations about it (Dasein) in an attempt to feel safe. The healthiest option is mere acceptance of non-being as a key part of existence. This allows the individual to fully live their life (Corsini & Wedding, 2013, p. 273-4).
Usually, we do not associate freedom with conflict or anxiety. Yet, existentially, freedom is connected to dread. From the viewpoint of existentialists, conflict over the concept of freedom arises from realizing that humans enter and will ultimately depart the universe without any solid structure. Freedom asserts that humans are in part very responsible for their situation, their life and the decisions and choices they make as well as the actions they take. If through such argument we presume that we are the creators of our universe, then the reality, however, is nothingness or void or abyss (Corsini & Wedding 2013, p. 274).

This thought can definitely terrify a person and make the individual anxious and defensive. Being aware of one's freedom implies that the person is responsible for the course their life…