The document discusses several key aspects of existential counseling theory:
1) Existentialism views human nature as understanding man simply as a being and becoming, focused on one's awareness of self and definition of self.
2) Existential theory emphasizes meaning, subjectivity and process, separating it from other theories focused more on rationality and scientific techniques.
3) Most counseling theories emphasize rational, objective and scientific techniques from behavioral, cognitive and cognitive-behavioral perspectives, relegating existentialism to be combined with other theories.