Philosophical Counselling -- Existential Therapy -- Philosophical Guidance
Welcome. My name is Matthew Bishop. I am a counsellor and a philosopher, and I combine the two.
I provide the same quality of counselling and psychotherapy as any mainstream counsellor, and I help with many of the same issues. My service differs, however, by the equal addition of philosophy. I used to teach philosophy at university, however I am less interested in academic scholarship and more in philosophy as the pursuit of wisdom. The word philosophy is ancient Greek and means love of wisdom. Philosophy is a treasury of our finest insights about life from across the millennia, and it is the practice of reflecting wisely on life's concerns, both of which are vital for coping with suffering and creating a good life.
Hence, I offer the skills and knowledge of a broadly experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, who has done this work for decades and seen thousands of clients, for the many types of challenges that people bring to any counselling: emotional struggles, relationships and work, grief and loss, and so forth. At the same time, I am highly skilled in helping people with such concerns as meaning, value, purpose, direction, wisdom, worldview, mindset, religion and spirituality, enrichment of the inner life, and the cultivation of those personal strengths (the virtues) which lead to a wiser, stronger, happier, better way of being.
There are various ways of combining philosophy and counselling. Click the links to read about my Philosophical Counselling, or Existential Therapy, or guidance and coaching, or bibliotherapy.
I see clients by video or phone across Australia and also internationally. You can read about making a booking here. You can read about my background and professional experience here. You can read about the difference between my counselling versus clinical psychology here. Follow me on Facebook for (very infrequent) reflections.
I provide the same quality of counselling and psychotherapy as any mainstream counsellor, and I help with many of the same issues. My service differs, however, by the equal addition of philosophy. I used to teach philosophy at university, however I am less interested in academic scholarship and more in philosophy as the pursuit of wisdom. The word philosophy is ancient Greek and means love of wisdom. Philosophy is a treasury of our finest insights about life from across the millennia, and it is the practice of reflecting wisely on life's concerns, both of which are vital for coping with suffering and creating a good life.
Hence, I offer the skills and knowledge of a broadly experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, who has done this work for decades and seen thousands of clients, for the many types of challenges that people bring to any counselling: emotional struggles, relationships and work, grief and loss, and so forth. At the same time, I am highly skilled in helping people with such concerns as meaning, value, purpose, direction, wisdom, worldview, mindset, religion and spirituality, enrichment of the inner life, and the cultivation of those personal strengths (the virtues) which lead to a wiser, stronger, happier, better way of being.
There are various ways of combining philosophy and counselling. Click the links to read about my Philosophical Counselling, or Existential Therapy, or guidance and coaching, or bibliotherapy.
I see clients by video or phone across Australia and also internationally. You can read about making a booking here. You can read about my background and professional experience here. You can read about the difference between my counselling versus clinical psychology here. Follow me on Facebook for (very infrequent) reflections.