Introduction to the Special Section on the First International Conference on Existential Psychology

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Mark Yang

Dr. Mark Yang is a licensed clinical psychologist from California. Dr. Yang earned his Doctorate of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) in 1994 from Fuller Theological Seminary's Graduate School of Psychology. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of California in Santa Cruz. Dr. Yang was born in Taiwan and immigrated with his family to the United States when he was nine years old. The core of Dr. Yang's clinical experience has been working in University Counseling Centers where he conducted short-term individual and group psychotherapy for students and consulted with faculty regarding mental health issues. In addition, Dr. Yang is involved in the training and supervision of psychology students from the Humanistic-Existential Perspective. Dr. Yang's professional interests include: Existential Psychology, Individual and Group Psychotherapy, Grief and Bereavement Counseling, and Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Louis Hoffman

Louis Hoffman is an executive faculty member at Saybrook University and a licensed psychologist. He is author/editor of five books, including Existential Psychology East–West and Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy. Dr. Hoffman served as a co-chair of the First International Conference on Existential Psychology in Naning, China, and will also co-chair the second conference in Shanghai, China, in 2012. An avid writer and presenter, Dr. Hoffman regularly presents on topics including existential psychology, cultural and diversity issues, and spiritual/religious issues nationally and internationally.