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The philosophical counselor helps counselees explore their lives from a philosophical perspective, but such a personal exploration inevitably involves psychological processes in the counselee, in the counselor, and between them. It follows that psychological sensitivities and tools are of great importance for the philosophical counselor. This book provides a systematic survey of useful psychological theories and tools for philosophical counselors, together with case studies to demonstrate them. The first part of the book introduces the main approaches to psychotherapy practiced today; the second part focuses on selected psychotherapeutic concepts and illustrates them with brief case studies; and the third part presents and analyzes two detailed psychotherapy case studies. Together, these three parts offer the philosophical counselor important practical tools for understanding the psychology of the philosophical counseling process.

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Jonathan Eric Carroll, DMin, KLPC, is a psychotherapist and philosophical practitioner in private practice. He is a graduate of King College and Columbia, Princeton, and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminaries, where he studied theology, philosophy, ethics, and clinical counseling, respectively. He also studied at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. His interests include how philosophical practice can bring comfort to those who are dying, grieving, and giving care. Karin Fechner is a designer, textile engineer, and an active philosophical counselor, currently completing her Master's degree in psychology. She is a close associate of Ran Lahav and the coordinator of his Deep Philosophy School for philosophical counseling and practice. Her main interest is in the interaction between philosophical counseling and psychotherapy. Previously she worked in various leading managerial positions in several clothing and textile companies in Germany and Italy. Ran Lahav, PhD, has been internationally active for three decades in the philosophical practice movement. He has published many articles and books about the field and has given numerous workshops around the world. He taught university courses in philosophy, psychology and philosophical counseling and is the founder and director of the Deep Philosophy School for philosophical counseling. He received his PhD in philosophy and Master's in psychology from the University of Michigan and now teaches at Vermont State University.

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