About this event
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of Structural Existential Analysis: An Existential-Phenomenological Method for Researching Life, the latest work by Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker, published by Routledge. This book introduces Structural Existential Analysis (SEA), a groundbreaking qualitative research method that integrates existential-phenomenological perspectives to illuminate the complexities of human experience.In this interactive session, Emmy and Claire will introduce the purpose and process behind their book, sharing insights into its development and the philosophical foundations of SEA. They will read selected extracts, inviting discussion and reflection on the themes that emerge. The session will then open into a dynamic conversation, offering space for audience engagement, questions, and dialogue.
This workshop is designed as an open and conversational experience—without slides or formal presentations—allowing for a rich and immersive exchange of ideas. Whether you are new to existential-phenomenological research or already familiar with the field, this is an opportunity to connect with the authors and explore how SEA can deepen our understanding of lived experience.
Structural Existential Analysis: An Existential-Phenomenological Method for Researching Life is available from Routledge and is an essential read for researchers, educators, and practitioners in existential therapies, clinical psychology, and counselling psychology.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
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Emmy van Deurzen
Emmy van Deurzen is a philosopher and psychologist who has worked as an existential therapist since 1973. She is an international speaker and has authored 20 books, which have been widely translated. She founded several training organizations and academic institutions, as well as the Society for Existential Analysis and its journal. She was the driving force behind the First World Congress of Existential Therapy in 2015, which also led to the birth of the Federation for Existential Therapists in Europe. She is visiting professor with Middlesex University and President of the worldwide Existential Movement.
Claire Arnold-Baker
Dr. Claire Arnold-Baker, DCPsych (UK) is an existential counselling psychologist and psychotherapist, a lecturer, supervisor and researcher, as well as being the Principal and Course Leader of the DCPsych programme at NSPC. She has a small private practice where she specialises in working existentially with mothers and has a twin passion for maternal mental health and the natural world. Claire has co-authored and edited a number of existential books as well as authoring chapters and articles. She is also a trustee of the Federation of Existential Therapy in Europe (FETE).
