Writings
Explore Chris’s articles on mental health, therapy, and personal growth.
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Existential–Humanistic Therapy (Theories of Psychotherapy Series®)
Dr. Bradshaw’s scholarly research is cited in Existential–Humanistic Therapy (Theories of Psychotherapy Series®).
This third edition offers an updated primer to the theory, history, research, and practice of existential–humanistic (EH) therapy, which merges existential philosophy with humanistic psychotherapy.
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Blog for Psychology Today
The Existential Station: Fuel for Presence, Meaning, Awe, Transcendence. Topics covered include the impact of caffeine on mental and physical health, as well as the significance of 'presence' in both life and therapy.
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American Psychological Association
Co-written book chapter on “therapeutic presence” for the book The Evidenced-Based Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy published by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2025
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The Client Experience of Presence
My doctoral dissertation on the client experience of therapists being fully (or lacking) “presence.” Participants were not and are not my personal clients in therapy. Full informed consent engaged, IRB-approved, and client quotations are de-identified, confidentiality-protected.
This is a mixed-methods reflexive thematic analysis. I attempt to introspect on my experience as a researcher and potential biases. Participants seemed to express 8 themes for the client experience of presence, and three themes for the client experience of therapists lacking presence. Cultural considerations emerged in the data and are discussed.
The study is scheduled to be published in The Humanistic Psychologist (THP) in late 2026. THP is the peer-reviewed journal of Division 32 of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Link to preview below. If you would like a full PDF copy of the research study/dissertation, please reach out to me (Dr. Bradshaw) via e-mail or purchase the full version via ProQuest.