Balkan Beats 48- Existence: A dance of thoughts

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Practising Philosophy Opening Act

The Influence of Existentialism on Therapeutic Practice How philosophy can be a tool to frame the therapeutic work by Alix Ibar

Irving D. Yalom, a prominent psychiatrist and The relatively new science of psychology is psychotherapist, has been a pioneer in the

constantly developing, far from the prejudices that are sometimes attributed to it. The plurality of visions and teachings in psychology is quite unknown, this article is an introduction to the existentialist approach to therapy.

realm of existential psychotherapy and the integration of philosophy into clinical practice. He has also been one of the first psychiatrists to explore the possibilities of group therapy, believing that empathy can be a strong tool for

Irvin Yalom

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