Not all suffering has a clinical name. Sometimes the struggle is quieter. A persistent feeling that something is missing. A question about whether this is really all there is. A confrontation with mortality, with the passage of time, or with the gap between the life you are living and the one you imagined.
These are not signs of dysfunction. They are deeply human experiences. And they deserve thoughtful attention.
What Are Existential Concerns?
Existential concerns include questions about meaning, purpose, freedom, isolation, death, and identity. They may arise during major life transitions such as retirement, divorce, the death of a parent, or a health crisis. They may also surface without any obvious trigger, as a quiet unease that builds over time.
Philosophy has grappled with these questions for centuries. Therapy does not claim to answer them. But it provides a space where they can be explored honestly, without judgment, and with a companion who takes them seriously.
How Therapy Helps
Prof Knight's approach to existential concerns draws on psychodynamic and existential therapeutic traditions. Therapy creates room to sit with difficult questions rather than rushing to resolve them. In this process, many clients discover a renewed sense of clarity about what matters to them and how they want to live.
What to Expect
There is no checklist for existential work. Sessions are shaped by what you bring and what emerges in the therapeutic relationship. This kind of therapy often suits people who are reflective by nature and looking for depth rather than quick solutions.