Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer, and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential, and pluralistic therapies. 

He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton where he heads up the Centre for Research in Social and Psychological Transformation. 

Mick has facilitated workshops and lectures around the world, including New Zealand, Lithuania, and the US.

Mick's books include:

• Existential Therapies (Sage, 2017)
• Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2018)
• The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (Palgrave, 2013)
• His latest work is Integrating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy, and Social Change (Sage, 2019)

Mick's principal areas of research have been in shared decision-making/personalising therapy, and counselling for young people in schools. 

In 2014, Mick received the Carmi Harari Mid-Career Award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association.

He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences.

Mick lives in Brighton with his four children.