Hamad Al-Rayes is a Senior Lecturer and the student counselor at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), where he teaches critical thinking, business ethics, and academic writing and research skills, among other subjects. His approach to counseling is fundamentally based on the principles of philosophical practice as delineated by the APPA and Logic-Based Therapy (LBT). His interests range from the philosophy of poetry to the philosophy of education. Currently, his research is focused on discovering his own voice as a philosophical counselor, drawing on the recent history of philosophical practice, the wisdom-traditions of the East and West, and existential psychology.
Correspondence: hmohamed@bibf.com