Phenomenological psychology has been growing rapidly in popularity over the last 20 years. In this chapter, I outline the fundamentals of phenomenology and argue that it offers a powerful alternative to mainstream psychology with considerable emancipatory potential. I do this by firstly discussing how the phenomenological focus on the description of ‘the things in their appearing’ allows us to attend closely to ‘lived experience’ such that we prioritise the voices of our participants. Secondly, I show how an analysis of the ‘lifeworld’ in phenomenology can be supplemented by social theoretical critique if we engage with ideas from hermeneutics.