Discover the Best Books Written by Donald Robertson

Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, and trainer. He is one of the founding members of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit and the founder and president of the Plato’s Academy Centre nonprofit in Athens, Greece.

Donald specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills and is known as an expert on the relationship between modern evidence-based psychotherapy and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. His work is highly interdisciplinary, combining philosophy, history, and psychology.

He was born in Irvine, Scotland, and grew up in Ayr. He worked as a psychotherapist for about twenty years in London, England, where he had a clinic on Harley Street and ran a training school for therapists. He emigrated to Canada in 2013 and began focusing more on writing and consultancy. He now divides his time between Greece and Canada.

Donald is an experienced public speaker. His therapy practice specialized for many years in helping clients with social anxiety and self-confidence issues. His work, and that of his colleagues, has often been featured in the media of different countries, including Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, the BBC, etc.

Donald is the author of several books on philosophy, history, psychotherapy, and self-improvement, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. See the publications page for more information, and also Donald’s Amazon author page and Google Scholar profile. He is also the author of many articles; see his Medium profile for examples.

Donald was formerly a member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). For many years he ran a successful therapy practice in Harley Street, London. He also served on the committees of several national therapy organizations in the UK.

Donald’s academic qualifications are an MA degree in Mental Philosophy from the University of Aberdeen and an MA in Psychoanalytic Studies from the University of Sheffield’s interdisciplinary Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies. His clinical qualifications include an advanced post-graduate diploma in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, King’s College, University of London. He also holds a UKCP-accredited diploma in psychotherapy, as well as many individual certifications in different therapy approaches.