Laurentzi de Sasia, PhD
Philosophy PhD, University of St Andrews, and Existential Analysis counselling.
In his search for an ultimate meaning of being, man is basically dependent on emotional rather than merely intellectual resources
-Viktor Frankl, The Will to Meaning
My journey into philosophy, which eventually led me to counselling, began in 2009 when I took my first philosophy courses at Uni. At the time I was a student dealing with severe depression and felt completely lost. It was, however, in the study of the theories of the greatest minds where I found the ideas that helped me better navigate my condition and everything it entailed. Equipped with these, I was able to gradually find my way back to life.
My passion for philosophy led my studies until I eventually obtained a bachelor's in philosophy, and a master's in philosophy at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), which then led me to a joint-PhD in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews (Scotland) and PUC, awarded summa cum laude under the guidance of Professor Jens Timmermann.
During my studies in philosophy, mostly focused on practical reason and its theory, I noticed that feelings were a crucial component that also needed to be properly understood and integrated to provide true growth and healing.
This led me to graduate as a counsellor in Existential Analysis (Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, GLE), a contemporary counselling approach based in Vienna, Austria. Existential Analysis expands upon Viktor Frankl's logotherapy by providing a more comprehensive perspective, effective in dealing with issues such as feelings of anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, lack of meaning, and other challenges common in today's world. I am also a member of the International Society of Existential Analysis (ISEA), the worldwide association of the GLE-International, and of the editorial board of its journal, Existencia.
I have been successfully working with people from all over the world since 2022. My experience as a patient, the knowledge I have gathered in my studies, and my experience as a counsellor have culminated in Aletheia, a safe space for those requiring support in navigating today's world or simply seeking to better understand themselves.
Based in Santiago, Chile, I offer my services online to clients in the UK, Spain, Chile, and beyond. For Chile, I also work under the name Horizonte de Sentido, with local fees and resources in Spanish.
