Existential Therapy is when the patient feels lonely and that their life is meaningless. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts. So basically the patient thinks that they should be able to do anything they want and they want to feel unique. I think that the therapist will just try and find a meaning in their life that isn't a true meaning. For example telling them that their job needs them because they keep the world going or something.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/existentialism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_Therapy
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