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Meaning In Life In Psychotherapy: The Perspective Of Experienced Psychotherapists, Clara E. Hill, Yoshi Kanazawa, Sarah Knox, Iris Schauerman, Darren Loureiro, Danielle James, Imani Carter, Shakeena King, Suad Razzak, Melanie Scarff, Jasmine Moore
Meaning In Life In Psychotherapy: The Perspective Of Experienced Psychotherapists, Clara E. Hill, Yoshi Kanazawa, Sarah Knox, Iris Schauerman, Darren Loureiro, Danielle James, Imani Carter, Shakeena King, Suad Razzak, Melanie Scarff, Jasmine Moore
College of Education Faculty Research and Publications
Objective
Our goal was to explore the meaning experienced psychotherapists derive from providing psychotherapy, their beliefs about the role of meaning in life (MIL) in psychotherapy, how they worked with MIL with a client who explicitly presented concerns about MIL, and how they worked with a different client for whom MIL was a secondary and more implicit concern.
Method
Thirteen experienced psychotherapists were interviewed and data were analyzed using consensual qualitative research.
Results
Therapists derived self-oriented meaning (e.g., feeling gratified, fulfilled, connected) and other-oriented meaning (helping others, making the world a better place) from providing psychotherapy. They believed that MIL …