Existential Therapy
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Matthew Bishop
Matthew is a philosophical counsellor. Philosophical counselling is the cultivation of wisdom and of the personal qualities (virtues) that make us more strong, skilful, good, and happy and which lead to a more meaningful and flourishing life.
Matthew has a background in philosophy and psychotherapy. It was while teaching philosophy at The University of Melbourne that he decided to become a philosophical counsellor. For that purpose, he studied psychotherapy and offered a private practice focused on existential therapy for many years, before moving fully into philosophical counselling. Matthew's philosophical counselling incorporates many insights and practices from existential therapy, and from psychotherapy more broadly. See his website for more details. |
Melanie Young
Melanie is a counsellor and psychotherapist, who offers existential therapy blended with other mainstream therapeutic approaches.
Melanie's existential therapy combines psychological insight and change, with existential awareness--a deeper understanding of life and how to navigate it. Prior to becoming a counsellor, Melanie worked as an artist, a designer, and a teacher. Themes such as art, beauty, creativity, passion, and nature are of particular interest to her. At the same time, she helps with most of the issues people take to counselling and psychotherapy. See Melanie's website for more details. |
Matthew and Melanie both live and work in central Victoria, and see people from the region—Bendigo, Castlemaine, Daylesford and the like—but they also see clients from around Australia as well as internationally. Both work purely by telephone and video.