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Hello Philosophy Now Forum, my name is Charlie and i'm new to the forum, although i've been reading the magazine for a few years now. I have studied academic philosophy for the last 20 ys, have been studying pt time on PhD for the last 10 yrs (god where do the years go). I have a 40th birthday this year, so looking forward to the anticapted mid life crisis !!

I've never had anything published in philosophy although i hope to one day, if i don't die first.

My PhD thesis is on Husserlian phenomenology and his opposition towards psychologism and its potentiol application to cognitive behavioural psychotherapy.

I work in the NHS as a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) and also have a background in mental health nursing. I'm particlarly interested in philosophical counselling and what can be learn't in the world of psychotherapy from philosophy. At the moment i'm a little dissapointed in the apparent lack of recognition by psychology for the contribution and influence philosophy has had (and what it still has to offer) upon CBT.

Apart from psychotherapy and philsophy my interst include my family first and foremost, sailing and cooking (well at least eating).


I can't promise to be a regular poster but will try my best .....hello to everyone reading this !!

hamblet458, you are most welcome! The insights of a CBT will be a valuable and fascinating addition to the conversation, and I hope there will be many of them. Don't worry about not being a frequent or regular contributor. Some of our best souls are tantalising part-timers.

Mick

At the moment i'm a little dissapointed in the apparent lack of recognition by psychology for the contribution and influence philosophy has had (and what it still has to offer) upon CBT.

You're brave!! I'll think you'll find a more rigorous analysis here than you're used to from your colleagues and clients. Are you sure CBT is up to it?

Hi hamblet458,
I'll be looking forward to your posts as I think we may have interests in common. As my philosophy travels have also been concerned with Husserl and the Phenomenologists and lead me to NLP which I'm given to understand has much in common with the CBT approach to 'mind' and 'therapy'.

On this matter, I think I'll start upon a post in Philosophical Counselling that a recent piece in the Gruaniad gave rise to. It may take a while as it involves re-typing the article(as I cannot find a hyperlink ) to, maybe, do my point justice.

I look forward to your opinion.

a_uk