[Ideas and theories in the new psychotherapies in the U.S.A]

A primary concern with man's fragmentation and alienation from himself and others. A concept of pathology which reflects the loss of self or congruence with one's experiences and the resultant blocking and diminution of one's potentialities. A concept of cure which means authenticity, spontaneity and self-actualization. A primary mode of change via immediate experiencing i.e. intense feeling of one's sensory, bodily and/or spiritual dimensions. A primary therapeutic task of providing an authentic and permissive atmosphere for mutual interaction or dialogue. A primary focus upon the phenomenological moment. A treatment model of therapist to client within the egalitarian framework of a "human alliance". A doctor/patient relationship which is a real, here-and-now encounter. A primary therapist role of mutual interactor and acceptor. A primary therapist stance which is involved and real. A primary tool or technique of encounter (and/or intensification of feelings via methods of emotional flooding for intense abreaction, or methods of meditation for profound rest). A primary treatment length which is shortterm and intense.