Contact:
Jan O. Rowe - Chair
Karen Lutz (klutz@seattleu.edu)

Programs & Degrees Offered:
M.A. - Existential-Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology

Accreditation:
NAAS / CHTP

Admission Requirements:
Bachelor’s (Psychology Major preferred)
Test:  NA
Other:  Autobiography / Interview / Experience (required)

Cost & Program Information:
$472/credit hour x 55 credits
Online Degree Program Available:  No
On-Campus/External/Distance Leaning: Campus
Public/Private:  Private
Year Established:  1980
Number of Faculty:  7
Thesis:  Required
Admission Deadline:  January 25 for Fall

Enrollment:
Current Enrollment:  42
Part Time/Full Time:  All FT
Female/Male:  31 (F) / 11 (M)
Alumni (1990-2003):  380

Mission Statement:
Combining strong psychotherapeutic training with philosophical reflectiveness, the Existential-Phenomenological Therapeutic Psychology Program offers students an interdisciplinary focus on the qualitative, experiential study of human life, looking at how people live their lives and create meaning out of their experiences.  Drawing upon the insights of a number of disciplines and by laying the foundations for a therapeutic attitude, the program prepares students to enter the helping professions and/or pursue doctoral studies.  It proposes a humanistic model of understanding and working with people in depth, respecting the complexity of human experience and drawing upon the wisdom accumulated by the long tradition of the humanities.  It is informed by the philosophical tradition of existentialism, phenomenology, and hermeneutics, and aims to be faithful to people by setting aside theoretical prejudgments in order to understand persons according to their situations.