Existential therapy and Gestalt therapyThe existential approach is synonymous with respect for the person, the exploration of new aspects of human behavior and divergent methods of understanding people (Corey, 2013) . Existentialists do not focus on instinctive drives or internalized others but on the inevitable confrontation of the person with the data of the human condition. Yalom (1980) describes these data as death, freedom, isolation and absurdity. (Bauman and Waldo, 1998). Existential therapy is interested in each person’s being; the world they live in, the implication of time and the awareness of being whole. The fundamental dimensions of the human condition, according to the existential approach, include (1) the capacity for self-awareness; (2) freedom and responsibility; (3) creating one’s identity and establishing meaningful relationships with others; (4) the search for meaning, purpose, values ​​and objectives; (5) anxiety as a condition of life; and (6) awareness of death and non-being. All give meaning to life and explore the extent to which a client does the things that are important to them. Gestalt therapy is an existential, phenomenological, process-based approach created on the principle that individuals must be understood in the context of their ongoing relationship with the environment. Awareness, choice and responsibility are the cornerstone of practice (Corey, 2013). There is little difference between existential therapy and Gestalt therapy. Both focus on the here and now; and focus on what and how clients can learn about the way they live their lives. Existential therapy views the client as the center of their own world; Gestalt is attentive to the customer and their relationship with the environment. Exists...... middle of paper...... I didn't like it, when she returned, she dreaded going back to work. His work in Iraq was conducted continuously in a combat environment, and although his entire unit returned home safely, many of his actions were judged and questioned. She feels like she's lost, she doesn't know how to move forward in a positive and happy direction, she's basically stuck. Daisy's father was not a nice person and it was no secret that he disliked her or her mother and criticized everything they did. His mother did her best, but always put herself first when it came to protecting herself from his father. Gestalt theory doesn't focus on the why, it focuses on the how. Finding out how Daisy thinks, feels, behaves, and recalls her memories will help her understand what is happening right now and lead her in the direction of positive choices and growth...