client regarding his or her present actions and future possibilities. This particular orientation helps to shape the therapeutic encounter and to position the therapist as primarily concerned with understanding the subjective world of the client in order to help that individual come to new understandings and new options (Corey, 1986). These are the basic functions of the existential counselor.
Existential psychology tends to exemplify a fulfillment modern of personality theory. It emphasizes as a core concept freedom of choice and commitment. This in direct contrast to classical psychoanalytical systems which tend to depict conflict models. In this respect, existential psychology tends to be placed in the same category as the systems developed by Adler, Maslow, and Carl Rogers û all of whom stress self-fulfillment as the dominant motive in the development of personality. The existentialist psychologist or therapist therefore uses therapy first, to determine why a client may mak
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