Existential Psychology and Religious Worldview in the Practice of Pastoral Counseling

A pastoral counseling approach is proposed in this article. The methodology investigates the relationships between religiosity, spirituality, and existential psychology in order to develop a praxis that supports subjective experiences with a sacred reference while also promoting favorable mental health and quality of life conditions. This methodological framework implies ethical counseling, which involves assisting people with religious subjectivation in coping with their everyday life conflicts to reestablish a sense of continuity in a psychosocial context.