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Case Study: Musings on "John," His Glasses, and Existential-Humanistic Psycholtherapy

"John" came to psychotherapy complaining of anxiety, dark moods, and difficulty connecting with others. A slight man, John wore glasses and made little eye contact with me in our our first meeting; when he did make eye contact though, I could not help but notice that he squinted, as if straining to see me. He quickly detailed a laundry...

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