The latest episode of the Unemployed Philosopher’s Podcast is now online! In this episode, I interview Dr. Peter Raabe. You can listen to the episode via the player below:
Dr. Peter Raabe is a philosopher and philosophical counselor who teaches philosophy at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. He has published three books: Philosophical Counselling and the Unconscious, Philosophical Counselling: Theory and Practice, and Issues in Philosophical Counselling. He is also the recepient of numerous awards and distinctions, such as being the first Canadian to be awarded a doctorate in philosophical counselling.
We discuss the value of philosophy in addressing mental health issues, how philosophical counselling differs from psychotherapy, how to become a philosophical counselor, and much more. I hope you enjoy it.
A stimulating blog. I enjoyed the Raabe interview; could the interviewer curtail his use of response term, ‘Excellent’.
Is he giving a grade to Dr Raabe?
Thanks for the comment, Rob. I’m glad you enjoyed the interview. I became conscious that I used ‘excellent’ a lot when I listened back to the podcast. I wasn’t conscious of it at the time. I also noticed that in previous interviews I would say things like ‘that’s great’ or ‘good stuff’ which, imho, was even worse. But I’ll shop around for a new transitional word to use between segments. Thanks again.
I enjoyed listening to the interview. Both interviewer and interviewee did excellent. And I didn’t notice any overuse of the word excellent– I was busy listening to the IDEAS.
Thanks, curious!
I just listened to this podcast while walking through a forest in Lithuania. Very interesting!
I think I will try this philosophy practice myself once I will graduate from my MA next year. I have already worked as a lawyer for 7 years, most of it in family law, so I am both familiar and comfortable with the situation of counselling clients regarding tough situations and decisions.
I will ask the clients to take a cigar from the box on the table and relax while we talk or take them on a long walk through the forest, forcing them to turn off their mobile phone. That should make it enjoyable for them.
Do you know how much Dr Raabe charges?
I’m glad you enjoyed the podcast, Andreas! Yes, I suspect that your background would be good preparation for philosophical counselling. I don’t have any information about Dr. Raabe’s fee. Perhaps you could explore his website (linked above) or contact him directly for that information. Thanks again for listening.
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