Why did I say that? One reason is that unpretentious candor is in keeping with an existentialist’s way of thinking. The short session idea really was an experiment. I am more self-disclosing than most therapists, and far more self-disclosing than ever would have been advocated in my psychoanalytic training. I hesitate to call that a “technique,” although I do hope to be modeling candor and an openness to experimenting with options. I see existential counseling as an encounter between two people, not just one person scrutinizing the other.