Facilitated by: Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT & Lisa Sloan Strom, LPC

Book: Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World

Date: Friday, October 17th
Time: 1pm–3pm Pacific Time
Fee: $20 for non-affiliates. $15 for students. $0 for EHNW affiliates

Online: via Zoom
Host: Existential-Humanistic Northwest (EHNW)

This event has been rescheduled to take place 2 weeks after Kirk Schneider’s Keynote Workshop “Awakening Life-Enhancing Anxiety in our Profession and World: An Existential-Depth Approach” which will be hosted as a hybrid-event by EHNW on October 4th. Find out more information and register for that event via the event page.

Join EHNW for a virtual fall reading salon on Friday, October 17th from 1 PM to 3 PM, Pacific Time.

EHNW Board Members Bob Edelstein, LMFT, and Lisa Sloan Strom, LPC will be facilitating a discussion of Kirk Schneider’s latest book, Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World. Kirk is the leading spokesperson for Existential-Humanistic and Existential-Integrative psychotherapy in the United States. EHNW are honored that he will be the Fall 2025 workshop presenter. In this salon Bob and Lisa will discuss the value of life-enhancing anxiety and the price we pay if we deny or avoid our anxiety. Come join as participants explore ways to engage with anxiety for the benefit of ourselves and our clients. 

Bios

Bob Edelstein, LMFT, MFT, is an Existential-Humanistic psychotherapist with over fifty years of experience. He provides individual and couples therapy, as well as consultation, supervision, workshops, and trainings for clinicians and students. He is a blogger for Psychology Today and has published articles on the existential-humanistic perspective, including a chapter entitled “Frames, Attitudes, and Skills of an Existential Humanistic Psychotherapist” in The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, 2nd Edition. He has presented multiple workshops on Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, including presenting at both the 2nd and 3rd Existential Psychotherapy World Congresses. He was also a presenter at the Existential Global World Summit. Bob is the founder and past president of the Existential-Humanistic Northwest professional organization.

Lisa Sloan Strom, LPC, has an office in Portland near the zoo. In practice over a decade, her previous careers were in education and entertainment. As a member of the EHNW board, Lisa is passionate about serving humanity, and our search for meaning. She also serves as Advisor to the Council for Sati Sangha. Outside of office hours, Lisa might be found hiking, dancing and hanging out with friends, family, and her canine companion, Sadie Sage.

Registration will close 24hrs before the event starts. Please make sure to register beforehand so we can email Zoom links and event info.

Registration Page >>

Please contact EHNW about this event  here via their contact form.

EHNW Vision Statement: Existential-Humanistic NorthWest is here to impact the world through our commitment to and passion for existential-humanistic values of authenticity, integrity, responsibility, inter-connectedness, inclusion, and awe.