TI31

Brief Existential Therapy

FR
TEB
EN
BEXT

A synthesis of a philosophical and clinical tradition (phenomenology, existentialism, Yalom, Frankl), it places existential concerns at the center: meaning, finitude, freedom, isolation. It supports the person in facing the ultimate questions of existence. Its indications include existential crises, distress in oncology, anxiety in the face of death and existential depression.

CodeTI31
Name (EN)Brief Existential Therapy
French nameThérapie Existentielle Brève
Acronym (FR)TEB
Acronym (EN)BEXT
Founder(s)Viktor Frankl, Irvin Yalom
School / waveExistentielle / phénoménologique
Source volumeVolume 3 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies
Authors & thinkers
Viktor FranklIrvin Yalom

This therapy is covered in detail (principles, indications, protocol, level of evidence) in Volume 3 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies. See the volume.