All Outputs (18)

Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship (2023)
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Purpose: This research aimed to explore individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) experiences of the therapeutic relationship. Design/methodology/approach: Six individuals with ID were recruited who were currently having 1:1 therapy. Semi-struc... Read More about Individuals with intellectual disabilities experiences of the therapeutic relationship.

The impact of masculine ideologies on heterosexual men’s experiences of intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration (2022)
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The subject of female-perpetuated intimate partner violence (IPV) against men remains poorly understood and in need of further research. Exploration of societal expectations surrounding masculinity and male victimization may enhance understanding of... Read More about The impact of masculine ideologies on heterosexual men’s experiences of intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration.

Men’s experiences of help-seeking for female-perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration (2021)
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The subject of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) against men has been one of controversy, with well-rehearsed arguments surrounding both the nature and existence of female-perpetrated abuse against men. The aims of this study were to... Read More about Men’s experiences of help-seeking for female-perpetrated intimate partner violence: A qualitative exploration.

Les sciences cognitives: Un cadre pour unifier aujourd’hui la théorie et la pratique en psychothérapie? (2019)
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This article discusses the proposition that cognitive science has now developed to the point where it can serve as an overarching meta-theory for field of psychotherapy. It will begin with an overview of the main strands of thinking which have emerge... Read More about Les sciences cognitives: Un cadre pour unifier aujourd’hui la théorie et la pratique en psychothérapie?.

Presence and personality: A factoral exploration of the relationship between facets of dispositional mindfulness and personality (2019)
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Background / Aims / Objectives The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between the discrete facets of personality and dispositional, or trait-like, Mindfulness. Methodology / Methods The study employed a factoral quantitative de... Read More about Presence and personality: A factoral exploration of the relationship between facets of dispositional mindfulness and personality.

Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities (2018)
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© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore significant events in psychotherapy with clients with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Design/methodology/approach: Four therapy dyads, each consisting of one client... Read More about Significant therapy events with clients with intellectual disabilities.

Neuropsychotherapy as an integrative framework in counselling psychology: The example of trauma (2017)
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This article describes how principles from neuroscience can be used to inform, guide and develop psychotherapy. Such a "neuropsychotherapeutic approach" has been put forward by various authors. In this papers, the current authors develop the notion o... Read More about Neuropsychotherapy as an integrative framework in counselling psychology: The example of trauma.

Becoming "another brick in the wall": A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experience of psychological distress and help-seeking (2017)
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Background and aims: A great number of Central and Eastern European immigrants have moved to the UK since 2004, and a better understanding of their help-seeking behaviour is needed. This study aimed to explore how the experience of immigration had i... Read More about Becoming "another brick in the wall": A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experience of psychological distress and help-seeking.

Using virtual online simulations in Second Life® to engage undergraduate psychology students with employability issues (2016)
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© 2015 British Educational Research Association This study compares online simulation in Second Life® (Linden Labs, San Francisco, California, USA) with equivalent face-to-face activities for three scenarios. The intention was that the three sets of... Read More about Using virtual online simulations in Second Life® to engage undergraduate psychology students with employability issues.

Pluralistic therapy for depression: Acceptability, outcomes and helpful aspects in a multisite open-label trial (2015)
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Objectives: The aim of this open-label trial was to assess the outcomes, acceptability and helpful aspects of a pluralistic therapeutic intervention for depression. Design: The study adopted a multisite, non-randomised, pre-/post-intervention design... Read More about Pluralistic therapy for depression: Acceptability, outcomes and helpful aspects in a multisite open-label trial.

Using client-centered psychotherapy embedded within a pluralistic integrative approach to help a client with executive dysfunction: The case of "Judith" (2015)
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Executive dysfunction refers to a breakdown within a cluster of cognitive and behavioral processes that regulate, control, and manage the achievement of particular goals. Executive dysfunction can thus encompass problems like disinhibition, poor pla... Read More about Using client-centered psychotherapy embedded within a pluralistic integrative approach to help a client with executive dysfunction: The case of "Judith".

The case of Judith: Reflections on combining a psychoneurological perspective within a client-centered and pluralistic therapy framework (2015)
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In this article, we respond to three commentaries by King (2015), Webb (2015), and Hyer and Brandon (2015) concerning our case study of Judith (Ward and Hogan, 2015). We organize our response in terms of five themes. First we discuss the positive fe... Read More about The case of Judith: Reflections on combining a psychoneurological perspective within a client-centered and pluralistic therapy framework.

Parental Power and Prestige Moderate the Relationship Between Perceived Parental Acceptance and Offspring’s Psychological Adjustment: Introduction to the International Father Acceptance–Rejection Project (2014)
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© 2014 SAGE Publications. Drawing stimulus from parental acceptance–rejection theory (PARTheory), which postulates a pancultural association between perceptions of parental acceptance–rejection and offspring’s (children’s and adults’) psychological a... Read More about Parental Power and Prestige Moderate the Relationship Between Perceived Parental Acceptance and Offspring’s Psychological Adjustment: Introduction to the International Father Acceptance–Rejection Project.

Evaluation of a final-year module using online asynchronous discussion (2012)
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This report evaluates the use of online asynchronous discussions as a main delivery strategy in a third (final) year undergraduate counselling psychology module. These discussions were student-facilitated and the discussion assessment criteria emphas... Read More about Evaluation of a final-year module using online asynchronous discussion.

Counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (2012)
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Aim: To provide an understanding of counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse. This topic has been virtually unexplored within counselling literature. Method: A qualitative design was adopted to addres... Read More about Counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse.

Perceptions of integration in counselling psychology training, a pilot study (2011)
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Background: Many professional training courses in counselling psychology are now presenting a number of therapeutic models, with the expectation that trainees will demonstrate a way of working with clients that incorporates features of each. Aims:... Read More about Perceptions of integration in counselling psychology training, a pilot study.

A trial of client-centred counselling over the telephone for persons with ME (2009)
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The study described in this paper was designed to evaluate the potential of client-centred telephone counselling for people with Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME). Fourteen participants were recruited via the main ME associations, and offered up to eight s... Read More about A trial of client-centred counselling over the telephone for persons with ME.

The experiences of counselling for persons with ME (2008)
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British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy A number of studies have evaluated counselling interventions for people with myalgic encephalitis, but few report client perceptions in any detail. This study seeks to explore client perceptions u... Read More about The experiences of counselling for persons with ME.