Existential Psychology East-West (Volume 1 - Revised and Expanded Edition)

Louis Hoffman · Mark Yang · Francis J. Kaklauskas · Albert Tsun-Hung Chan · Monica Mansilla

jún. 2020 · University Professors Press

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Existential Psychology East-Westis a collection of chapters exploring existential psychology in a cross-cultural context. The original version was published in preparation for the First International Conference on Existential Psychology held in Nanjing, China in 2010. This revised and expanded edition includes several updated chapters as well as four new chapters. The book consists of three sections. The first section provides an introduction to existential-humanistic psychotherapy along with a case illustration. Section two contains 13 chapters from Eastern and Western scholars exploring the theory of existential psychology. The third section contains 10 chapters building from Rollo May's work on myth. Each chapter explores the existential themes of a myth embedded within a particular cultural context. The book concludes with an Annotated Bibliography of important works in existential psychology. Existential Psychology East-Westis an important contribution to the field with many influential Eastern and Western scholars including Kirk Schneider, Xuefu Wang, Ilene Serlin, Mark Yang, Ed Mendelowitz, Heyong Shen, Erik Craig, Myrtle Heery, Alan G. Vaughan, Louis Hoffman, and Nathaniel Granger, Jr.

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Louis Hoffman, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Colorado Springs. He is also a co-founder of the International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology (www.iiehp.org), and regularly travels to China to offer teaching and training relevant to existential and humanistic psychology. Dr. Hoffman has been recognized as fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and five of its divisions (Divisions 1, 10, 32, 36, & 52) for his contributions to the field of psychology. With 15 books and over 100 articles/book chapters to his credit, he is an avid writer, including poetry, journal articles, book chapters, and books. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, The Humanistic Psychologist, and Janus Head. Also committed to service, Dr. Hoffman is the current president of the Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association (www.rmhcpa.org), is a past president of the Society of Humanistic Psychology (APA Division 32), and serves of the board of the Humanitarian Alliance. Most importantly, Dr. Hoffman is a husband and father. He enjoys living in beautiful Colorado Springs with his wife, children, and two dogs. 

Mark Yang, PsyD, is a United States licensed clinical psychologist and co-founder and director of the International Institute of Existential-Humanistic Psychology (www.iiehp.org), whose mission is to promote Existential-Humanistic Psychology and provide counseling skills training to mental health professionals in Asia. He is actively involved in the training and supervision of psychology students from the Existential-Humanistic Perspectives throughout Asia. His professional interests include existential psychology, individual and group psychotherapy, grief and bereavement counseling, legal and ethical issues in clinical practice, and cross-cultural psychology. Dr. Yang is the editor of the book Existential Psychology and the Way of the Tao: Meditations on the Writings of Zhuangzi. He is also the co-editor of the books Existential Psychology: East-West Volumes 1 & 2.  Dr. Yang was born in Taiwan and immigrated with his family to the United States when he was nine years old. He is also a dog and cat lover.

Francis J. Kaklauskas, PsyD, is a licensed clinical and organizational consulting psychologist. He has worked in a variety of clinical setting including community mental health, dual diagnosis residential treatment, forensic psychology, and private practice. He is core faculty at Naropa University’s Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology and directs the Group Psychotherapy Training Program at the University of Colorado. His publications cover a wide range of topics including the goals and techniques of process groups, spirituality and psychology, and the practical integration of clinical theory and empirical informed approaches. He has served as lead editor and author on several books Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy, Shadows and Light: Theory, Research, and Practice in Transpersonal Psychology (Vol. 1 & 2), and Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy: A Theory-, Practice- and Research-Based Training Manual.

Albert Tsun-Hung Chan, PsyD, is the Head and Professor of the School of Psychology, Gratia Christian College and a Senior Clinical Psychologist of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong.  In the summer 2018, he was invited as a Visiting Professor for the Department of Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, McGill University in Montreal.  In addition, he is the founder of the Institute for Family and Psychology.  He practices across the fields of social work, clinical psychology, and marriage and family therapy.  Since 2012, he has been giving trainings and consultation on clinical psychology and marriage and family therapy to various mental health hospitals and community agencies in the major cities of China including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Kunming, and Hong Kong.

Monica Lily Mansilla, PhD, is the founder and clinical director of the Relational Path Institute (www.relationalpath.com), whose mission is to promote the Existential-Humanistic approach to couple therapy and mindfulness in the Middle East, Australia, and Spain. Dr. Mansilla holds a doctorate in Psychology and two doctoral level certifications including International Psychology and Existential Humanistic Psychology. She developed the Humanistic-Existential Approach to Relationship Therapy HEART, which she teaches to psychotherapists and psychologists around the world. She also developed the Mindfulness Based Approach to Existential Therapy MBExist, which she utilizes in mindfulness groups, and she teaches to mindfulness group leaders.  Dr. Mansilla has been recognized with the Rollo May Scholarship Award for the Advancement of Existential Humanistic Theory. She is currently developing the first HEART Centre in the Middle East, with the mission of exclusively providing Existential-Humanistic counseling and psychotherapy to individuals, families, and groups.  Having recently relocated to Canada, she considers herself a citizen of the world, being born and raised in Guatemala, developing her adult years in Canada, having lived, worked, and develop her theories in Qatar, and having traveled over 40 countries while developing her interest in International Psychotherapy.