All Outputs (32)

How do clients experience intensive EMDR for post-traumatic stress? An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Background
Several studies of the intensive delivery of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) have indicated it to be an effective treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), providing improved client experience, faster reduc... Read More about How do clients experience intensive EMDR for post-traumatic stress? An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Student-generated metaphor in research supervision: An arts-based method (2024)
Journal Article

Previous research has highlighted the impact and importance of the use of client-generated metaphor in psychotherapy (Cott, 2020). While researching this topic, we began to incorporate student-generated metaphor into the research supervision process.... Read More about Student-generated metaphor in research supervision: An arts-based method.

Eating disorders in under-represented groups: Patient and public involvement insights (2024)
Report

Eating disorders (ED) and disordered eating do not discriminate by gender, age or ethnicity. Despite this, in the UK, compared to those from White British backgrounds, people from minoritised ethnic communities are less likely to present to ED suppor... Read More about Eating disorders in under-represented groups: Patient and public involvement insights.

Can mindfulness training reduce disordered eating or increase intuitive eating? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background and Aims

Disordered eating is widespread, and further evidence-based interventions are needed to address this. Mindful Eating – Conscious Living™ (ME-CL) is an American 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) built upon the framewo... Read More about Can mindfulness training reduce disordered eating or increase intuitive eating?.

A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment (2024)
Journal Article

The study examined whether a 10-minute mindfulness meditation intervention could ameliorate effects of exposure to social media thinspiration and fitspiration images on women's self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation. A total of 162 women aged 18–42... Read More about A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment.

Attachment-Informed EMDR: A pilot feasibility trial (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

While evidence that EMDR can be an effective treatment for complex trauma is building, as is evidence of the efficacy of online EMDR, more evidence that online EMDR can be effective for those with attachment-based trauma histories is needed. This pi... Read More about Attachment-Informed EMDR: A pilot feasibility trial.

Playing with metaphors in supervision (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The process of supervising doctoral research students can be overly dry and focused on outputs, lacking a playful focus on the lived experience of the supervisee and the intersubjectivity of the student-supervisor relationship.

While supporting... Read More about Playing with metaphors in supervision.

Being a mother with anorexia: A phenomenological study of seeking and receiving professional support for white heterosexual women in the UK (2023)
Journal Article

Mothers are currently under-represented in the literature on anorexia, including research on treatment, with most research focussed on female adolescents. This raises questions about how adult women and particularly those who are mothers, experience... Read More about Being a mother with anorexia: A phenomenological study of seeking and receiving professional support for white heterosexual women in the UK.

Mindful Eating - Conscious Living: A study of acceptability, feasibility and efficacy among adult women in the UK (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Disordered eating, or dis-ease around food and eating, is widespread. Many materials assisting individuals to apply mindfulness skills to their eating choices and behaviour are available online, from apps, to guided meditations, to asynchronous and... Read More about Mindful Eating - Conscious Living: A study of acceptability, feasibility and efficacy among adult women in the UK.

Mindfulness and distressed eating: Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two online mindful eating programmes (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Title
Mindfulness and distressed eating: Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two online mindful eating programmes
Abstract
Objective
‘Mindful eating’ apps, guided meditations, books and online programmes are prol... Read More about Mindfulness and distressed eating: Evaluating the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two online mindful eating programmes.

Therapeutic writing for disordered eating: A systematic review (2020)
Journal Article

A systematic review of the literature was carried out to assess whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients with disordered eating. Twelve studies were identified that met the review’s inclusion criteria. Each study was criticall... Read More about Therapeutic writing for disordered eating: A systematic review.

Reading and writing for well-being: A qualitative exploration of the therapeutic experience of older adult participants in a bibliotherapy and creative writing group (2020)
Journal Article

This study provides a qualitative exploration of the therapeutic mechanisms occurring within three community-based reading and writing for well-being groups attended by older adults, located in a city in England. Whilst it is increasingly accepted th... Read More about Reading and writing for well-being: A qualitative exploration of the therapeutic experience of older adult participants in a bibliotherapy and creative writing group.

Researching the Therapeutic Impact of Words (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation outlines different projects researching therapeutic writing for disordered eating. It aims to disseminate these research findings as well as to describe some of the many obstacles to conducting and publishing research in this area.

Mindful Eating - Conscious Living: An acceptability study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mindful Eating – Conscious Living™ (ME-CL) is a mindfulness-based programme originating in the US which aims to reduce anxiety around food and eating. While the programme is being delivered widely, it has never been tested under research conditions.... Read More about Mindful Eating - Conscious Living: An acceptability study.

Where is the service user voice in our research? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Health intervention research has been criticised for a lack of focus on investigating acceptability, before examining efficacy and effectiveness. There are clear moral and ethical arguments for giving voice to service users’ experiences of helpful a... Read More about Where is the service user voice in our research?.

Therapeutic writing for eating disorders: A systematic review (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There is a need for new and creative psychological therapies for anorexia in particular, as it has the highest bed cost and the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition, and few NICE recommended clinical treatments. Interventions which ca... Read More about Therapeutic writing for eating disorders: A systematic review.

Is poetry therapy an appropriate intervention for clients recovering from anorexia? A critical review of the literature and client report (2018)
Journal Article

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Poetry therapy is an arts-based psychotherapeutic intervention, often delivered in groups. This paper argues that the process and benefits of poetry therapy may be particularly suited to... Read More about Is poetry therapy an appropriate intervention for clients recovering from anorexia? A critical review of the literature and client report.

Becoming "another brick in the wall": A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experience of psychological distress and help-seeking (2017)
Journal Article

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.

Mindfulness in higher education: An evaluation of a four-year MBSR programme at a UK HEI (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

MBSR programmes within universities are well-established in the US and increasing in the UK, as levels of stress are high amongst students and staff.
The aim of this project was to evaluate an MBSR programme within a UK HE institution over a four y... Read More about Mindfulness in higher education: An evaluation of a four-year MBSR programme at a UK HEI.

Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster will present the results of a recently completed systematic review examining whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. There is a great need for new and creative psychological therapi... Read More about Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review.