Sari Mattila

Philosophical Practice

I offer Philosophical Counselling, Socratic Dialogues (long and short), and PhiloCafés to individuals, groups, and organisations. I have been involved with Philosophical Practice since early 2000s. Last year I completed my certification journey for the SMILE_PH method (Philosophical Health International) developed by Dr Luis de Miranda. SMILE_PH method consists of 8 x 45 minutes deep-dive sessions.

I also offer group based Socratic Dialogues (max. 12 participants) in the Nelson-Heckmann tradition and in the short versions developed by Jos Kessels, Erik Boers, and Pieter Mostert specifically for organizational use. For the latter, I have done a Master Class with Erik Boers organized by Filosofinen Instituutti, Finland. Both versions have been used in organisations and diverse groups from prisons to hospitals.

I am also a member of FIVE ry. which is the Finnish Network for Philosophical Practitioners, and teach in the Educational Programme for Philosophical Practice organized by Critical Academy Finland (Kriittinen korkeakoulu).

We can have the session in Finnish and/or in English.

For any other kinds of sessions from one-to-one sessions (45 min) to group/organisational sessions, kindly contact me. You can also book sessions from Calendly. These sessions can be one off or several sessions based on agreement. Note, that while I also use psychodrama methods and art in my sessions, I do not offer psychotherapy.

ICPP2027 will be in Finland!

The International Conference on Philosophical Practice (ICPP) will be held 10-12 June in Helsinki, the capital of Finland!

The ICPP is a global movement of philosophical practitioners, which convenes regularly at international conferences. The ICPP community is entirely self-governing, on the basis of collegiality and goodwill. The ICPP’s mission is to further the growth and development of philosophy as a practice. It has no political structure, and no ideology. Its purpose is to share insights, experiences and initiatives on all aspects of philosophical practice.

See more from the ICPP2027 Conference website.

Links:

Philosophical Health International

Philosophical Institute Finland / Filosofinen Instituutti

Kriittinen korkeakoulu

FIVE – Filosofisen praktiikan verkosto