This week's episode features Mick Cooper, is an internationally recognized author, trainer, and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential, and pluralistic therapies. He is a Chartered Psychologist and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton. Books he's published include Existential Therapies and The Handbook of Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counseling, amongst many others.
This discussion with Mick is meant to provide an overview of existential psychotherapy, which is a school of psychotherapy that is based on some ideas from existential philosophy. We talk about the influential thinkers and some of the core concepts of existential therapy.