Late in life, Heidegger became engaged as a tutor and consultant in a project that led to the establishment of one of the first schools of existential psychotherapy - daseinanalysis. Much of this work emerged in the vital but little discussed Zollikon Seminare. Hans Cohn explores the role of Heidegger's thought in providing an alternative basis for psychotherapeutic practice to the dominant psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive approaches. Cohn also focuses strongly on the practical therapeutic relevance of Heidegger's ideas.
Author Biography
HANS w. COHN PhD is an existential therapist in private practice. He is a tutor at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent?s College, London. He has written an introduction to existential psychotherapy: Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice (1997).
