

Telephone: (747) 279-4586
Email: manalili@bc.edu
suffering, meaning-making, narratives, embodiment, psychopathology, morality, ethics
Mookie is a psychotherapist, professor, and researcher—interested in suffering, embodiment, meaning-making, narratives, trauma, memory, and ethics.
He is a Licensed Independent Certified Social Worker (LICSW) psychotherapist in private practice, which blends narrative therapy, psychoanalysis, logotherapy, mindfulness traditions, and body-based techniques.
Mookie is a Part-Time Faculty for the School of Social Work (i.e., Narrative Therapy, Adult Psychological Trauma) and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience (i.e., Introduction to Psychopathology) at md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç College. Additionally, he is co-leader of the Psychological Humanities Lab: Ethical Research and Clinical Practices.
Mookie is honored to serve as the co-chair for Psychology and the Other, as well as an Associate Editor for its namesake series with Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group. He has given dozens of academic presentations and professional workshops in the fields of psychology, philosophy, theology, and social work.
Currently, Mookie resides in md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç, Massachusetts, and is also pursuing a PhD in Pastoral Theology & Psychology at md´«Ã½¹ú²ú¾ç University—and researching with the Danielsen Institute's Center for Study of Religion and Psychology.
In all his various roles, Mookie hopes to participate in our duty to better our society: particularly for folks who suffer injustices; for the widow, orphan, and stranger; for a future and world beyond one's self. If you'd like to chat about therapy/research or about life's mysteries over tea (or bourbon), feel free to reach out to Mookie via email!
Manalili, M. M. C., Goodman, D. M., & Boros, D. (forthcoming). Aesthetic ethics: Towards a moral imagination. Routledge: Taylor & Francis.
Manalili, M. M. C., Law, K. F., Syropoulos, S., Amormino, P., Goya-Tocchetto, D., Markowitz, E., & Young, L. (in press). The motivation to protect future people as a source of meaning and mental wellness. Pre-print:
Chukwudebe, A., Manalili, M. M. C., Young, L., & Syropoulos, S. (2025). Independence of intellect and ego relates to increased subjective well-being and decreased psychopathology.
Goodman, D. M., & Manalili, M. M. C. (2024). Meaningless suffering: Traumatic marginalization and ethical responsibility. Routledge: Taylor & Francis.
Goodman, D. M., Sandage, S. J., Rupert, D., Manalili, M. M. C., Owen, J., Farchione, T., & Zanarini, M.C. (2021). The virtue of virtue for psychotherapy: Contextualizing and situating the conversation. Routledge international handbook of theoretical and philosophical psychology. Routledge: Taylor & Francis.