This comprehensive volume aligns the foundations of existential–humanistic therapy with the standards evidence-based practice in psychology.

Contributors
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Psychological Practice in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Louis Hoffman and Veronica Lac

Acknowledgments
Part I. Foundational Research and Competencies in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Chapter 1. Approaching Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy From an Evidence-Based Perspective
Louis Hoffman

Chapter 2. Existential Therapeutic Competencies
Joel Vos

Chapter 3. Research on Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Andrew M. Bland

Part II . Evidence-Based Foundations of Existential–Humanistic Stances
Chapter 4. Therapeutic Presence in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Orah Krug, Chris Bradshaw, Juanita Ratner, and Almudena Sánchez-Mazarro

Chapter 5. Empathy in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Arthur C. Bohart, Jerrold L. Shapiro, and Gayle Byock

Chapter 6. Working With Emotions in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Brittany Varisco and Louis Hoffman

Chapter 7. Authenticity, Self-Awareness, and Facing Life Directly in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Drake Spaeth, Joseph Alexander Vanderhoff, Marguerite Pintauro, and Louis Hoffman

Chapter 8. Here-and-Now Work in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Justin Underwood

Chapter 9. Working With Meaning in Life in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Joel Vos

Chapter 10. Understanding Acceptance in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Roxanne Christensen and Aviva Vincent

Chapter 11. Genuineness and the Real Relationship in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Zenobia Morrill

Chapter 12. Therapist Self-Disclosure in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Derrick Sebree, Jr. and Vanessa Brown

Chapter 13. The Self in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Anne Hsu

Part III. Integrative Strategies in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Chapter 14. Integrative Considerations of Mindfulness and Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Donna Rockwell, O’Dell Johnson, and Shea Scharding

Chapter 15. The Creative and Expressive Arts Therapies and Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Ilene A. Serlin, Rainbow T. H. Ho, Fulya Kurter, and J. Ryan Kennedy

Chapter 16. Experiential Techniques in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Trey Cole

Chapter 17. An Existential–Humanistic Approach to Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
Aviva Vincent and Veronica Lac

Index
About the Editors

Louis Hoffman, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice and executive director of the Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association. He has published over 20 books and 100 journal articles and book chapters. His books include the APA Handbook of Humanistic and Existential Psychology, Eros & Psyche: Existential Perspectives on Sexuality, Existential Psychology East-West, and Becoming an Existential-Humanistic Therapist. He has been recognized as a fellow of the American Psychological Association and six of its divisions (1, 10, 32, 36, 48, and 52) and received the Rollo May Award of the Society for Humanistic Psychology.
 
Veronica Lac, PhD, is founder and executive director of The HERD Institute, offering training and certification in equine facilitated psychotherapy and learning. She works through a decolonized lens with marginalized, neurodivergent clients with eating disorders and relational trauma. She is also a PATH International certified therapeutic riding instructor and a certified equine specialist in mental health and learning. She has served on executive boards of professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association’s Division 32 and PATH International, and is a peer reviewer for a number of journals. Dr. Lac received the 2022 APA Division 32 Camri Harari Early Career Award.