Do you feel stuck in life?
Philosophical counselling for those facing life transitions, moral dilemmas and questions of meaning, purpose and value.
Book a free 20-minute intro callIs this for you?
You might be here because:
- You're at a crossroads in your career, relationships or life.
- You're asking deep questions about what gives your life meaning, purpose and value.
- You're facing an ethical or moral dilemma with no easy answer.
- You're questioning your worldview and beliefs and feel stuck in your own thinking.
- You're looking for mentorship and guidance and want philosophical support.
If any of these feel familiar, then philosophical counselling might be for you.
What is philosophical counselling?
Philosophical counselling is a transformative conversation. In the process, we examine your beliefs, values and assumptions and use ideas from the great thinkers in history to help solve your philosophical problems. It isn't therapy. We don't diagnose or treat mental health conditions. But we employ the perspectives of the wisest people in history to reach a higher perspective through dialogue and to get unstuck in our own lives.
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
— Socrates
About Mahon
I'm Mahon McCann, a philosophy PhD, lecturer and APPA-certified philosophical counsellor based in Dublin, Ireland. My PhD is in moral philosophy, particularly the issues of meaning and morality and maturity in the digital age. Through my podcasts and essays, I speak to thousands suffering through the meaning crisis and offer philosophical education and training to get back on track.
My approach to philosophical counselling draws on the Socratic and Platonic tradition, with many stoic techniques. I believe philosophy is not only theoretical but rather is a way of life that aims at personal transformation and living well. I myself struggled with many deep existential crises growing up and found answers to these deep questions in philosophy. In my practice, I help guide others in dialogue towards discovering their own answers and to building a durable philosophical map to get back on track to the life they ought to be living.
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How it works
Free intro call (20 min)
We talk about what’s on your mind and whether the problem is a good fit for philosophical counselling.
Sessions
50-minute conversations, on Zoom, weekly or fortnightly.
Moving forward
We review the philosophical problem and establish a curriculum to get it resolved. This might be one session; it might be ten. The nature of the problem determines the length of philosophical counselling.
Services and fees
FAQ
Psychological therapy deals with psychological pathologies as defined in the DSM, while philosophical counselling is for those without psychological pathologies who have problems that are philosophical in nature. These problems can include questions of meaning, purpose and value, issues of personal and professional fulfilment, moral and ethical dilemmas, worldview issues or inconsistent belief systems, and general philosophical education and dialogue.