President Emeritus and Co-Founder, CHS
Columbia University
Educational and Clinical Psychology
The Union Institute
Philosophy
Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Moustakas is President Emeritus and a co-founder of the Center for Humanistic Studies (CHS), now the Michigan School of Professional Psychology.  Originally as a faculty member at the Merrill-Palmer Institute in Detroit, he was joined in visioning and creating CHS as the first graduate school in the Midwest offering a Master’s degree in Humanistic & Clinical Psychology.  A contemporary of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, he was a leader in the field of humanistic and clinical psychology.  He was at the forefront of establishing the Association for Humanistic Psychology and the Journal for Humanistic Psychology.  Throughout his leadership and Presidency at CHS, his main focus was the integration of philosophy, research and psychology in the education and training of humanistic clinical psychologists. He is the author of 40 books and numerous articles on humanistic psychology, philosophy, education and human science research.  Some of his most prominent books include: Loneliness; Creativity and Love: Awakening Meanings in Life; Phenomenological Research Methods; Existential Psychotherapy and The Interpretation of Dreams; Being-In, Being-For, Being-With and Relationship Play Therapy are valuable additions to research and clinical literature.  His works are printed worldwide, in 10 different languages, including Loneliness (2008) in Lithuania.  Although retired, he remains one of the foremost experts in the field today, receiving requests for consultation and expertise from the United Kingdom, Iran, Australia, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Spain, Indonesia and more. Dr. Moustakas’ contributions to the field of humanistic psychology are an international legacy.