‘Confronting the almighty God’? A study of how psychodynamic counsellors respond to clients' expressions of religious faith

Jonathan Wyatt*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract / Description of output

While there is a considerable psychodynamic literature on the topic of religious faith, little is known about how counsellors work with faith in the consulting room. Prompted by the author's own clinical experience, this paper presents findings from a small-scale research study that explored this phenomenon further, and provides an account of how the research was conducted from a Heideggerian phenomenological standpoint. Two research participants' experiences are examined and a fusion of horizons offered in conclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)177-183
Number of pages7
JournalCounselling and Psychotherapy Research
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2002

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • faith
  • Heideggerian phenomenology
  • horizon
  • interviews
  • psychodynamic counselling

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