Solmaz Hasanli

EXISTENTIAL THERAPY AND THE NATURE OF THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP

Abstract. Psychotherapy is a process related to the mental structure of a person. During psychother­apy, therapists use several approaches, one of which is the existential approach. The article analyzed the emergence of existential therapy, its unique features, purpose, and essence. At the same time, the article an­alyzed the main aspects of the psychotherapist-patient relationship in existential therapy.

Keywords: existential therapy, psychotherapist, patient, self-awareness, psychotherapist-patient rela­tionship