Philosophical counselors help clients with struggles of the human condition that we all face.

These include struggles with meaning, purpose, identity, change, belief, integrity, freedom, and authenticity.

Philosophical counseling is a collaborative inquiry and practice of "the examined life."

You might have heard the term “philosophical counseling” before, or maybe not. It might seem like a new approach to counseling, but actually it’s as old as philosophy itself. The ancient Greek philosophers saw philosophy not only as an educative activity but also as a kind of therapy for the soul. It helped to ease suffering, develop personal integrity, encourage self-mastery, create justice, and cultivate human flourishing. Philosophy, for the ancients, was a wholly practical endeavor — a “way of life.”

It's true that philosophy in the modern era has become more and more academic as a discipline — more abstract, more esoteric, and more focused on theory disconnected from lived experience. But there have always been traditions in philosophy, even throughout the modern age, that have kept their concern on practical wisdom (for instance, in ethics, political philosophy, environmental philosophy, and existentialism). They........

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