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According to John Mills, if and conclusions that they
philosophical counseling reduces have argued to confuse
its activity to the level of advice themselves (Cohen &
and guidance or teaching Zinech, 2013).
philosophical thinking and
reasoning, this is no longer 6. Philosophical Self-Help and
counseling, but a private class Self-Diagnosis Approach (Non-
teaching philosophy or logic Clinical Practice) (Shlomit C.
and will have an educational Schuster)
nature. However, he states that Schuster believes that the
not all forms of philosophical relationship between the philosopher
practice are psychotherapy and the client and their intellectual
(Mills, 2001: 125). interactions is more important
than recognition. With the help
5. Logic-Based Therapy of a philosophical counselor, the
(LBT) Approach and Its client understands and receives
Advantages (Elliot D. Cohen) something that can be
Logic-based therapy (LBT), which temporarily called “philosophical
is a relatively new form of rational self-diagnosis” (Ibid: 147).
emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), There are two types of self-
is a psychological method that diagnoses in philosophical
assumes people’s behavioral counseling:
and emotional problems are 1. Clients who have a certain
mainly caused by irrational level of self-knowledge, but
beliefs that they have accepted need dialogue tools to analyze
(Cohen & Zinech, 2013). Cohen such knowledge and find
believes that corresponding to new solutions.
each of the main fallacies, 2. Clients who have vague
there is a transcendent virtue complaints and need help to
that overcomes it. (Ibid: 132) clearly state their problem
LBT counselors help (Schuster, 1998).
clients formulate
arguments, then help them
look for illogical premises
