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Where psychology meets philosophy to become practical, personal, and transformative.
Philosophical Health
What is Philosophical Health? It is a dynamic state of human flourishing where one's beliefs, values, thoughts, words, and actions align in a coherent and meaningful whole. It represents a vital dimension of wellbeing that complements physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological health, focusing on how we make sense of our experiences and integrate them into our understanding of ourselves and the world. In other words, it's what we're all longing for in one way or another.
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Dr. Carroll views sense-making as the essential human activity of creating meaning from experience. This process involves examining the narratives that shape our lives, questioning assumptions that limit our potential, and developing a framework that supports authentic living. Dr. Carroll also offers counseling that focuses not primarily on symptom relief. Rather, philosophical counseling addresses the fundamental questions at the heart of human existence.
Architectural Alignment
Unlike physical ailments that we can often pinpoint and treat, philosophical health concerns the deeper architecture of our lives—the often-unexamined assumptions we hold, the unresolved tensions between what we say we value and how we actually live, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and what matters. When these elements fall out of alignment, we experience a particular kind of suffering: not merely emotional distress, but a sense of disorientation, inauthenticity, or meaninglessness that can pervade every aspect of our existence.
Dr. Carroll's work is grounded in the conviction that many of the challenges people face—anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, career dissatisfaction, existential malaise—have philosophical dimensions that conventional approaches may overlook. While he honors the insights of psychology and psychotherapy, he recognizes that some struggles call for a different kind of inquiry: one that examines the coherence of our worldviews, questions inherited beliefs that may no longer serve us, and explores what it means to live authentically and meaningfully.
In practice, this means Dr. Carroll works with clients to:
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Excavate underlying beliefs and assumptions
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Examine tensions and contradictions between stated values and lived reality
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Develop the capacity to think clearly
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Cultivate practices of integration that help bridge the gap and make change
This is not pop-psychology or philosophy as abstract thinking with no practical importance, but psychology & philosophy as practice—a lived discipline of self-examination, coherence-building, and the ongoing work of becoming more fully oneself.
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