Yalom has made numerous contributions to the teaching and practice of both group and individual psychotherapy. He is well known for the four givens of human existence, which are death, freedom, meaninglessness, and isolation. He believes that, “Therapy should not be theory-driven but relationship driven,” so as an existential therapists, he does not rely on symptom-based exploration of the client, but instead, in therapy he really focuses on having a more of a human encounter with his clients, by building strong relationships with them during the course of psychotherapy because of their own unique stories. He looks at the same experience as other therapist, but in an alternating manner. Helps the client confront his or her own mortality and
