Univrsity Of Tehran Press Philosophy and Kalam 2008-9422 58 1 2025 06 15 The Role of Virtues, Transcendence, and Spirituality in Elliot D. Cohen’s Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation (LBTC) The Role of Virtues, Transcendence, and Spirituality in Elliot D. Cohen’s Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation (LBTC) 105 127 102485 10.22059/jitp.2025.386658.523562 FA Narges Nazarnejad Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Wisdom, Faculty of Theology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 12 08 This paper investigates the role of virtues, excellence, and spirituality within Elliot D. Cohen’s Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation (LBTC), situated in the broader domain of applied philosophy. As an outgrowth of Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), LBTC exhibits notable affinities with positive psychology but is distinguished by its explicit focus on rational and moral virtues, as well as its commitment to cultivating a desire for virtuous living among clients. Beyond the emphasis on guiding virtues, Cohen introduces the concepts of excellence and spirituality, illustrating how the pursuit of virtue can lead to personal excellence and ultimately open the possibility of spiritual experience. Significantly, Cohen contends that these spiritual experiences are accessible to both religious and non-religious individuals: for religiously oriented clients, spirituality may assume a specifically religious character, whereas for secular or non-religious clients, the experience of liberation retains an inherently spiritual dimension. The primary data for this study derive from a comprehensive review of library sources, and the methodology is grounded in rational analysis. This paper investigates the role of virtues, excellence, and spirituality within Elliot D. Cohen’s Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation (LBTC), situated in the broader domain of applied philosophy. As an outgrowth of Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), LBTC exhibits notable affinities with positive psychology but is distinguished by its explicit focus on rational and moral virtues, as well as its commitment to cultivating a desire for virtuous living among clients. Beyond the emphasis on guiding virtues, Cohen introduces the concepts of excellence and spirituality, illustrating how the pursuit of virtue can lead to personal excellence and ultimately open the possibility of spiritual experience. Significantly, Cohen contends that these spiritual experiences are accessible to both religious and non-religious individuals: for religiously oriented clients, spirituality may assume a specifically religious character, whereas for secular or non-religious clients, the experience of liberation retains an inherently spiritual dimension. The primary data for this study derive from a comprehensive review of library sources, and the methodology is grounded in rational analysis. https://jitp.ut.ac.ir/article_102485_7e951d72e5e4125517febdf1fdf363e2.pdf