Both client-centered therapy and existential therapy

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Both client-centered therapy and existential therapy promote self-knowledge. While they may touch on issues of death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness, they are not the sole focus of either therapy. Both therapies also reject the idea of a "true self" hidden behind defenses and instead focus on the present moment and the client's subjective experience. However, they do not necessarily believe that one can choose to become the person they want to be; this is more aligned with a humanistic perspective, which overlaps with both client-centered and existential therapies to some extent.

Both Client-Centered Therapy and Existential Therapy