Program Overview
Most coaching addresses goals. Most therapy addresses symptoms. Yet many clients experience a different kind of struggle—one rooted not in dysfunction, but in questions of meaning, purpose, and authenticity.
Eric Maisel has spent decades working in this space, supporting creative, sensitive, and high-functioning individuals navigating what he calls existential distress. As the author of more than 50 books and the creator of multiple coach certification programs through Noble Manhattan Coaching, Maisel has developed a practical framework for addressing these deeper concerns.
In this session, he introduces Existential Wellness Coaching, an approach that integrates existential philosophy with actionable coaching strategies. This model helps clients ground their wellbeing in a personally constructed sense of meaning and supports them in living more authentically.
Participants will:
Gain an understanding of existential distress and how it presents in coaching
Learn the core principles of existential wellness coaching
Explore how to support clients in developing meaning, purpose, and authentic direction
Consider how this approach can deepen and expand their current coaching practice
This program is designed for coaches who recognize that for many clients, success alone is not enough—and who are ready to engage at the level where real change begins.
Presenter
Eric Maisel is a psychologist, prolific author, and pioneer in the field of existential coaching. Over the course of his career, he has written more than 50 books and created three coach certification programs through Noble Manhattan Coaching, helping to shape how coaches work with issues of meaning, purpose, and identity.
Maisel’s work centers on what he terms existential distress—a form of suffering that arises not from mental illness, but from a lack of meaning, direction, or authentic engagement with life. He has spent decades supporting creative, sensitive, and high-functioning individuals in navigating these challenges, offering a framework that integrates existential philosophy with practical, actionable strategies.
Through his teaching, writing, and coaching, Maisel has become a leading voice for those seeking to move beyond symptom management or goal-setting into deeper questions of how to live with purpose and authenticity. His approach provides both a philosophical foundation and real-world tools for coaches and individuals who want to engage life more consciously and meaningfully.