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M. Mookie C. Manalili

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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!

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