Welcome to the Madden America Podcast, your source for science, psychiatry, and social justice.

Hello, and welcome to the Madden America podcast. I'm Javier Rezo, a choral student in clinical psychology at the University of Massachusetts,

Boston, and a science news writer for the Madden America website.

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Mick Cooper to talk about his work on the intersection of psychology

and progressive politics, especially how principals and psychotherapy and counseling can

contribute to positive social change for all. progressive politics, especially how principles in psychotherapy and counseling can contribute

to positive social change for all.

Mick Cooper is a professor of counseling psychology at the University of Roehampton in the

UK.

He is a research-active practitioner focused on the interface between psychotherapeutic and social

and political change, and an active member in

the therapy and social network or task. He is currently working on empirical research focused on

client preferences and therapy, shared decision making and goals, and overall humanistic and existential therapies.

Mick is a co-developer of the pluralistic approach to therapeutic practice,

and is also the acting director of the Center for Research in Psychological Well-Being or Career.

He is an author and editor of multiple books on person-centered,

existential, pluralistic approaches to counseling, psychotherapy, and well-being,

and recently published his book, Psychology at the Heart of Social Change,

Developing a Progressive Vision for Society.

So thank you so much, Mick, for joining us today on the podcast.

Thanks, Javier. It's lovely to be here.

So I really want to just, you know, talk about all of these different areas that you've

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