Andrew Bland

Andrew M. Bland, PhD, is a member of the graduate clinical psychology faculty at Millersville University in Lancaster Co., PA, USA. He earned a master’s degree from the University of West Georgia’s humanistic psychology program and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Indiana State University. He is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years’ experience providing therapeutic services in numerous settings including community mental health, hospitals, schools and colleges, and corrections. Since 2016, he has practiced at Samaritan Counseling Center in Lancaster, PA. Andrew is an associate editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, past-president of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (2023-24) and the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (2020-21), and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. His scholarship provides both qualitative and quantitative support for the practical application of themes/principles from existential-humanistic psychology in the domains of cross-cultural encounters, relationships, work/careers, psychological suffering, the processes of therapy and education, creativity, leadership, and lifespan development.

• Bland, A. M., & Schneider, K. J. (In press). Existential-humanistic psychotherapy. In D. Reitman & B. Marx (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Elsevier.
• Bland, A. M. (2026). Self-actualization and coactualization. In L. Hoffman (Ed.), APA handbook of humanistic and existential psychology, Vol. 1: History, research, philosophy, and theory (pp. 325-347). American Psychological Association.
• Bland, A. M. (2025). An educational experience to address age segregation in the contemporary United States. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Advance online publication.
• Bland, A. M. (2025). Research on existential–humanistic psychotherapy. In L. Hoffman & V. Lac (Eds.), Evidence-based foundations of existential–humanistic therapy (pp. 69–100). American Psychological Association.
• Bland, A. M. (2025). A 15-year progress report on the presence of humanistic/existential psychology principles in mental health outcome measurement: Thematic discourse and summative content analyses. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 65(1), 6-41.
• Bland, A. M. (2024). Fromm-Reichmann’s (1959) real loneliness in the contemporary United States. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Advance online publication.
• Bland, A. M. (2024). I-it versus I-thou science and society: Introduction to special feature on Maslow’s (1969) “Toward a humanistic biology.” Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 64(1), 79-103.
• Bland, A. M., & DeRobertis, E. M. (2023). Humanistic psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford bibliographies in psychology. Oxford University Press.
• Bland, A. M., & McQueen, K. S. (2021). Unemployment and marital quality in Great Recession America: An exploratory canonical correlation. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 61(4), 516-545.
• Bland, A. M. (2021). The existential obituary writing technique for emerging adults: Thematic and content analyses. The Humanistic Psychologist, 49(3), 435-458.
• Bland, A. M. (2020). Existential givens in the COVID-19 crisis. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 60(5), 710-724.
• Bland, A. M., & Arons, S. M. (Eds.). (2020). The new-old: Recollections, reflections, and reconnoiterings of Mike Arons. University Professors Press.
• Bland, A. M., & DeRobertis, E. M. (2020). Maslow’s unacknowledged contributions to developmental psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 60(6), 934-958.
• DeRobertis, E. M., & Bland, A. M. (2020). From personal threat to cross-cultural learning: An eidetic investigation. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology, 51(1), 1-15.
• Bland, A. M. (2019). The Personal Hero Technique: A therapeutic strategy that promotes self-transformation and interdependence. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 59(4), 634-657.
• Bland, A. M., & DeRobertis, E. M. (2019). The humanistic perspective. In V. Zeigler-Hill & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of personality and individual differences. Springer.
• Bland, A. M. (2018). Facilitating and assessing personal growth in helper development using Hart’s (2014) Four Virtues. The Humanistic Psychologist, 46(1), 6-29.
• Bland, A. M., & McQueen, K. S. (2018). The distribution of Chapman’s Love Languages in couples: An exploratory cluster analysis.Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 7(2), 103-126.
• Bland, A. M., & Roberts-Pittman, B. J. (2014). Existential and chaos theory: “Calling” for adaptability in career decision-making.Journal of Career Development, 41(5), 382-401.
• Bland, A. M. (2014). Corrective experiences in corrections counseling. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, 6(1), 46-74.
• Bland, A. M. (2013). A vision of holistic counseling: Applying humanistic-existential principles in the therapeutic relationship.Journal of Holistic Psychology, 2, 277-282 & 334-337.

• Hoffman, L., Wickersham, R., Gamlen, T., & Bland, A. M. (Discussant). (2026, August). The evidence-based foundation of existential-humanistic interventions [symposium]. Annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, USA.
• Bland, A. M. (2026, June). There’s little to no evidence that there is little to no evidence for existential-humanistic therapies [paper presentation]. 4th World Congress of Existential Therapy, Denver, CO, USA.
• Richards, R., Krippner, S., & Bland, A. M. (Discussant). (2025, August). Higher human nature: Maslow’s path today [symposium]. Annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO, USA.
• Bland, A. M. (2025, March). The Division 32 response to APA’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD [APA-approved CE presentation]. 18th annual conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
• Bland, A. M. (2024, March). Old Saybrook 3: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of Old Saybrook 1 in the spirit of Old Saybrook 2 [presidential address]. 17th annual conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
• Bland, A. M. (Moderator), Schneider, K. J., Granger, N., Pyszczynski, T., Morrill, Z., & Singer, J. (2022, April). Polarization and social healing [conversation roundtable]. Advancing humanistic, existential, and transpersonal psychology and scholarship: Celebrating 10 years of University Professors Press conference, Virtual.
• Bland, A. M. (2021, June). One psychologist’s questionable research practices are another’s best practices: Appreciating epistemological diversity and working toward pluralism [conversation roundtable]. Annual Conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, Virtual.
• Bland, A. M. (2019, June). Ethical conundrums in mental health case studies: A mixed-methods exploration [paper presentation]. 6th Annual Conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, Boston, MA.
• Bland, A. M. (2018, May). Thematic analyses of the relevance of Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning for promoting identity integration and intentionality in emerging adults [paper presentation]. 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Bland, A. M. (2017, October). Assessment meets automation: A humanistic psychologist’s response to computerized intellectual testing [paper presentation]. University of West Georgia Psychology 50th Anniversary Reunion and Conference, Carrollton, GA.