Centre for Existential Practice is a dynamic and inclusive organisation that offers life-long learning opportunities to psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches, social workers and supervisors across modalities.
We offer hands-on and experientially-focused teaching in accordance with our belief that the richest learning comes from involvement.
While our approach is grounded in existential philosophy and phenomenological understanding, it embraces complementary influences which are included in our annual program.
Directors
Alison Strasser DProf (Psychotherapy & Counselling), MA, BA Hons
Alison is a practising psychotherapist, coach and supervisor. She is also an educator with a passion for imparting how existential themes can be integrated into every therapeutic approach. She was instrumental in creating the existential curriculum for many counselling and psychotherapy trainings in Australia and founded Centre for Existential Practice in 2008. Her doctorate focused on the process of supervision, work that led to a framework for supervisor training, now a major component of CEP’s annual program. Alison co-authored Time-Limited Existential Therapy with her father, Freddie Strasser and she has recently published a revised edition.
Adam McLean DProf (Psychotherapy & Counselling), M Counselling, Grad Dip Psych/Couns, BCHC, BN
Adam is a clinical psychotherapist, supervisor, educator and trainer with over 30 years experience and a continuing interest in the human capacity for opening up to the possibilities in life. He is recognised as a leading group therapist and supervisor and provides training in both areas. Adam’s doctorate focused on what it takes to elevate group leader technique to the art of group leader presence, work that now informs CEP’s group leadership course as part of their suite of specialist offerings. Adam has a thriving private practice, he became a Director of CEP in 2012 and is helping to shape the organisation’s overall direction.