Case formulation in existential-humanistic therapy / by Louis Hoffman & Heatherlyn P. Cleare-Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Louis, author.

Cleare-Hoffman, Heatherlyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experiential psychotherapy.

Humanistic psychology.

Person-Centered Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Person-Centered Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 244 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2025]

Summary:

"This book addresses a gap in the resurging literature on existential-humanistic psychotherapy. The authors provide an innovative framework for contemporary existential- humanistic case formulation with a liberatory dimension. Existential-humanistic (EH) therapists historically eschewed case formulation on a philosophical basis, raising concerns about how this process objectifies and pathologizes clients, negatively impacts the therapy process, and limits the scope of treatment. In addition, EH therapists are concerned that the process is hierarchical rather than collaborative, which increases the power differential between client and therapist. These concerns, along with other critiques of case formulation, make it important to ask at the outset of this project, "Why develop an existential-humanistic approach to case formulation"? Students interested in EH therapy often report struggles with learning how to implement EH therapy, including how to track themes, when to implement particular treatment strategies, and how to track progress. The EH case formulation approach brings a flexible structure that is useful for students learning this approach. Licensed EH therapists often encounter challenges in some agency settings and in working with insurance companies because of the lack of a more structured model for case formulation, including problem identification and treatment planning. Developing an EH case formulation approach may help EH therapists achieve greater freedom in implementing this approach to therapy. EH case formulation, therefore, has practical utility for students, licensed therapists, and researchers in guiding the therapeutic process and advocating for a place for EH therapy in many settings that are often resistant to this approach. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)"--Preface.

Contents:

Introduction: A phenomenological and liberatory approach to case formulation

A framework for existential-humanistic case formulation

Existential-humanistic treatment approaches: Identifying and mapping interventions

Case example introduction: Rasheeda

Brief holistic client narrative

Concern or problem identification

Theoretical aspects of the case formulation

Treatment planning

Support for treatment approaches, stances, and/or techniques

Additional case illustrations of existential-humanistic case formulation

Epilogue: Concluding thoughts on existential-humanistic therapy case formulation

Appendix A: Existential-humanistic case formulation

Appendix B: Recommended reading for existential-humanistic theory and psychotherapy

References

Index

About the authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2025.

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ISBN:

1433842955

9781433842955

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