All Stories

  1. Artificial Intelligence and Being Human: Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Empathy

    Article • The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, June 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  2. Humanistic psychology: A vision for the future.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, June 2026, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  3. Engaging Frantz Fanon to Advance Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, December 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  4. Ilene Serlin: Fierce Gentleness

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, July 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  5. The Rocky Mountain Humanistic Counseling and Psychological Association: An Emergent Leader for Humanity

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  6. The possibilities and the slippery slope of evidence-based practice in psychology: Why humanistic and existential psychologists must engage the conversation.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, September 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  7. The Heart and Leadership of The Donna Rockwell

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, April 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  8. In Memory of Tom Greening: A Life of Humble Service to Humanistic Psychology

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, June 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  9. Review of Fanon, phenomenology, and psychology.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, December 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  10. White Privilege, Social Justice, and Existential Psychology

    Article • Journal of Constructivist Psychology, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  11. Existential perspectives on COVID-19 and internatioanl disasters

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, June 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  12. Toward an Integration of Constructivism and Existential Psychotherapy

    Article • Journal of Constructivist Psychology, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  13. An Existential Examination of Black Lives Matter

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, June 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  14. On methods, methodologies, and continued colonization of knowledge in the study of “ethnic minorities”: Comment on Hall et al. (2016).

    Article • American Psychologist, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Melissa L Morgan, Dr. Louis Hoffman

  15. Emotion, Relationship, and Meaning as Core Existential Practice: Evidence-Based Foundations

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  16. Multiculturalism and Meaning in Existential and Positive Psychology

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  17. Multiculturalism and humanistic psychology: From neglect to epistemological and ontological diversity.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, January 2016, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  18. Rebooting Positive PsychologyRebooting Positive Psychology

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2015, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  19. The Story of Irvin Yalom

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2015, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  20. Emotion, Relationship, and Meaning as Core Existential Practice: Evidence-Based Foundations

    Article • Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  21. Fundamentalism

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  22. Healing the Divide: Can Meaning Be a Bridge Between Existential and Positive Psychology?

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2014, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  23. Interfaith Dialog

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  24. The Implications of the Never-Ending Pursuit of MoreThe Implications of the Never-Ending Pursuit of More

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2014, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  25. The Postmodern Quest for Immortality: A God for Our TimesThe Postmodern Quest for Immortality: A God for Our Times

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2014, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  26. Microaggressions Within Humanistic Psychology

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  27. Poetry As a Creative Process in Psychotherapy

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  28. Training and practice in an international context

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  29. Trayvon Martin and humanistic psychology

    Article • January 2014, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  30. Rediscovering Humanistic Psychology: Understanding Its Complicated HistoryRediscovering Humanistic Psychology: Understanding Its Complicated History

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2013, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  31. Framing the Conversation Between Psychology and Spirituality

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2013, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  32. Humanistic Psychology and Self-Acceptance

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  33. Existential Issues in Trauma: Assessment and Treatment

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  34. Existential Therapy and Creativity in China

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  35. Existential Therapy, Culture, and Therapist Factors in Evidence-Based Practice

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  36. History and Meaning of Junkanoo for Bahamian Culture

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  37. Relational Factors, Culture, and Religious Experience in Clinical Practice

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  38. The emerging humanistic community

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  39. Creativity in the Evolution of Humanistic Psychology

    Article • Self & Society, September 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  40. A critique of the “theistic psychology” movement as exemplified in Bartz's (2009) “Theistic Existential Psychotherapy”.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  41. Facing Death, Authenticity, and Relationship

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2012, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  42. Existential-Humanistic Therapy As a Model for Evidence-Based Practice

    Article • January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  43. Existential/Zhi Mian Approach to International Psychology

    Article • January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  44. Toward a deep diversity in humanistic psychology: Facing our challenges, embracing our opportunities

    Article • January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  45. Using International Dialogues in China to Advance Existential Therapy Practice

    Article • January 2012, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  46. Religious Experience, Development, and Diversity

    Article • Pastoral Psychology, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  47. An Existential-Phenomenological Approach to the Psychology of Religion

    Article • Pastoral Psychology, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  48. Religious Experience in a Cross-Cultural and Interfaith Context: Limitations and Possibilities

    Article • Pastoral Psychology, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  49. Existential therapy and emotions: Lessons from cross-cultural exchange.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, July 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  50. Introduction to the special section on the first International Conference on Existential Psychology.

    Article • The Humanistic Psychologist, July 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  51. Faith and Absurdity

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2011, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  52. Science, Interpretation, and Identity in the Sexual Orientation Debate: What Does Finger Length Have To Do With Understanding a Person?

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2011, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  53. A Phenomenological Investigation of Conversion Therapy

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  54. A Phenomenological Investigation of the God Image and Religious Diversity

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  55. Diversity and Existence: The Existential Frontiers of Diversity

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  56. Existential psychology in China

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  57. Second International Conference on Existential Psychology: The meaning and inspirations of Zhi Mian

    Article • January 2011, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  58. Microaggressions: The new racism

    Article • Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  59. William James and the Fight for Science

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, July 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  60. Editors' introduction

    Article • Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  61. Editors' notes

    Article • Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, April 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  62. Fundamentalism

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  63. Culture, Food, and Death

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2010, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  64. Implications of “No-Self” for Psychology

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2010, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  65. Interfaith Dialog

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  66. Ripples of War

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2010, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  67. China 2010

    Article • January 2010, CrossRef Test Account

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  68. Existence and the sacred: Existential and humanistic perspectives on spirituality

    Article • January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  69. Toward a Culturally and Religiously Competent God-Image Therapy

    Article • January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  70. Using Neuropsychology to Enhance Existential Psychotherapy

    Article • January 2010, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  71. Critiquing Religion

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2009, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  72. Fiction in the Science and Religion Debate

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2009, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  73. Assessment of Pastoral Impact and Religious Experience of Clergy Candidates

    Article • January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  74. Impact of Common Religious Statements on LGBT Psychological Health

    Article • January 2009, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  75. Toward a Sustainable Myth of Self

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, June 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  76. Diversity and the God Image: Examining Ethnic Differences in the Experience of God for a College-Age Population

    Article • Journal of Psychology and Theology, March 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  77. Finitude and the Infinite: The Crossroads of Existential Psychology and Spirituality

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2008, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  78. Thoughts on the Transpersonal

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2008, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  79. East--West Dialogues on Existential--Integrative Therapy

    Article • January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  80. Existential Therapy and Religious Experience: Dark Nights and Questioning

    Article • January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  81. Religious Belief and Perceptions of Psychological Health in LGBT Individuals

    Article • January 2008, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  82. Review of Evolutionary and neurocognitive approaches to aesthetics, creativity and the arts.

    Article • Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, November 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  83. Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview

    Article • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, February 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  84. Chapter 13. Diversity Issues and the God Image

    Article • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, February 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  85. Chapter 6. Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy and God Image

    Article • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, February 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  86. Claiming Psychological Health: The History of Homosexuality in the Mental Health Professions

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2007, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  87. Existential Psychology's Religious Roots: The Influence of Paul Tillich

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2007, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  88. Interpreting the Meaning of Ancient Stories in Contemporary Popular Media

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2007, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  89. Paradoxes of Time in Existential Therapy: Can a Time-Limited Existential Approach Work?

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2007, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  90. Science and Religion as Interdisciplinary Dialogues: International and Interfaith Perspectives

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2007, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  91. Examining the Interplay of Religious, Spiritual, and Homosexual Psychological Health: A Preliminary Investigation

    Article • January 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  92. Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Needs in the Psychology of Evil: Psychological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

    Article • January 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  93. Sexual Identity Development and Spiritual Development: The Impact of Multiple Developmental Lines

    Article • January 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  94. Understanding the God Image Through Attachment Theory

    Article • Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  95. Bringing William James to the 21st Century

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2006, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  96. Clarifying Issues in Transpersonal Psychology

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2006, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  97. Critiquing a Modernist Approach to Values in Postmodern Times

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2006, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  98. Free Will and Consciousness: A Story of Stories

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2006, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  99. Lost History and Radical Psychology: A Story to Be Heard

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2006, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  100. Multiple Selves in Postmodern Theory: An Existential Integrative Critique

    Article • January 2006, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  101. Religious Experience, Gender, and Sexual Orientation

    Article • January 2006, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  102. Searching for Compassion in an Uncompassionate World

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2005, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  103. The Role of Integrity in Existential Therapy

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2005, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  104. Constructing a New Theory of Evolution

    Article • PsycCRITIQUES, January 2004, Portico

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  105. Humanistic Psychology and Multiculturalism: History, Current Status, and Advancements

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  106. Toward a Sustainable Myth of Self: An Existential Response to the Postmodern Condition

    Article • SAGE Publications

    Dr. Louis Hoffman

  107. Spirituality in Achieving Physical and Psychological Health and Well-Being: Theory, Research and Low Cost Interventions*

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Louis Hoffman