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Kirk J. Schneider Ph.D.

About

Kirk Schneider, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic psychology. Dr. Schneider is the current president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI), Council Member of the American Psychological Association (APA), past president (2015-2016) of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32) of the APA, recent past editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology (2005-2012), a Member of the Steering Committee of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN), and an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and Teachers College, Columbia University.

Dr. Schneider is also an Honorary Member of the Society for Existential Analysis and the East European Association for Existential Therapy. A Fellow of five Divisions of the APA, Dr. Schneider has published over 200 articles, interviews and chapters and has authored or edited 13 books including The Spirituality of Awe, The Polarized Mind, Awakening to Awe, The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, Existential-Humanistic Therapy, Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy, The Wiley World Handbook of Existential Therapy, and The Depolarizing of America: A Guidebook for Social Healing (due June 2020).

Dr. Schneider’s work has been featured in Scientific American, the New York Times, Psychology Today and many other health and psychology outlets. For more information on Dr. Schneider's work visit https://kirkjschneider.com.

Books by Kirk J. Schneider Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Depth Psychology for Social Healing
The need for in depth, emotionally restorative relationships in our society cannot be overstated. We need to rally a corps on a par with the Peace Corps to address this dire need.
Becker, Rank, and Existential Psychotherapy

Optimizing our relation to existence, not only parents, culture, or physiological dispositions. Rank and Becker were at the heart of this quest.

Optimizing our relation to existence, not only parents, culture, or physiological dispositions. Rank and Becker were at the heart of this quest.

What the World Needs Now Is 'Life-Enhancing' Anxiety

Do you think our world is ravaged by too much anxiety? Indeed it is. But ironically, it's the avoidance of life-enhancing anxiety that makes it so destructive.

Do you think our world is ravaged by too much anxiety? Indeed it is. But ironically, it's the avoidance of life-enhancing anxiety that makes it so destructive.

An Antidote to Death Anxiety: Awe

Death anxiety seems pervasive these days, but finding awe may shift it.

Death anxiety seems pervasive these days, but finding awe may shift it.

The Compelling Need for a Psychologist General

The idea of a psychologist general is gaining traction in the mainstream media. This post and Monica Lewinsky explain why.

The idea of a psychologist general is gaining traction in the mainstream media. This post and Monica Lewinsky explain why.