When anxiety is a focus of treatment, the goal of existential therapy is not to do away with anxiety, but to:

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Existential therapy views anxiety as a condition of living and aims to help clients distinguish between neurotic anxiety (which can be reduced or managed) and normal anxiety (an inherent part of the human condition). The goal is to reduce neurotic anxiety, which is disproportionate to the situation and arises from internal conflict, rather than eliminating anxiety altogether.

When Anxiety Is a Focus of Treatment, the Goal of Existential