Humanism, as an educational philosophy, is explored as a foundational learning and development theory to inform a new approach to academic advising. Linking humanism to academic advising, humanistic advising emphasizes the importance of advisee growth and change to become self-actualized. Thus, humanistic advising calls for advisors to see students beyond their academic profile, recognize that students' affective matters are worth intentional focus, and aid students in their holistic development as human beings. Five foundational beliefs of humanistic advising are shared along with the phases for humanistic advising and four strategies for practice. Finally, strengths and limitations of humanistic advising are presented.