Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (/hsrl/; German: [hsl]; 8 April 1859

27 April 1938) was a German philosopher who established the school of

phenomenology. In his early work, he elaborated critiques of historicism and of
psychologism in logic based on analyses of intentionality. In his mature work, he
sought to develop a systematic foundational science based on the so-called
phenomenological reduction. Arguing that transcendental consciousness sets the
limits of all possible knowledge, Husserl re-defined phenomenology as a
transcendental-idealist philosophy. Husserl's thought profoundly influenced the
landscape of twentieth-century philosophy, and he remains a notable figure in
contemporary philosophy and beyond.

Husserl studied mathematics under the tutelage of Karl Weierstrass and Leo
Knigsberger, and philosophy under Franz Brentano and Carl Stumpf. He taught
philosophy as a Privatdozent at Halle from 1887, then as professor, first at
Gttingen from 1901, then at Freiburg from 1916 until he retired in 1928, after
which he remained highly productive. Following an illness, he died at Freiburg in
1938.

The fundamental Core Values of First Base Counselling are as follows:

Professional: I offer a safe, empathic, professional and ethical service for the
alleviation of personal distress and suffering and promotion of your personal
growth and well-being.

Respectful: I am consistently respectful of your human rights, dignity and

accepting of the diversity of your culture and life experiences without prejudice.

Responsive: I work with you holistically and uphold your autonomy to be self
directing inside and outside of the therapy room.

Fairness: I treat you fairly with the utmost integrity for the therapeutic
relationship, your personal safety, and access to the services offered.

Confidential: I professionally manage and respect your right to privacy and

confidentiality and consider your own autonomy and legal frameworks for
managing disclosure.

Commitment: I am committed to partaking in activities for my own continuous

professional and personal development, developing good practice and moral
qualities as a therapeutic practitioner including, empathy, sincerity, integrity,
resilience, respect, humility, competence, fairness, wisdom and courage.

Maintaining your best interests:

I keep informed of current thinking, research and agendas for change in the field of
mental health and well-being and how these may offer new opportunities for
access to therapeutic support.