Why study client therapy experiences? Examination of client experiences is central to
advancing theoretical understandings of mediational processes in therapy (ie, how …

Recent decades have seen a significant increase in the number of studies exploring client
perspectives on, and experiences of, psychotherapy. The present article provides a practice …

The authors reviewed the application of consensual qualitative research (CQR) in 27 studies
published since the method's introduction to the field in 1997 by CE Hill, BJ Thompson, and …

Qualitative research has much to offer counsellors and psychotherapists, in terms of
generating new understandings of the complexities of the therapeutic process, and in …

The aim of this book is to encourage and support individuals and groups to carry out
grassroots research into counselling, counselling psychology, career counselling …

I propose that therapist techniques, client involvement, and the therapeutic relationship are
inextricably intertwined and need to be considered together in any discussion of the therapy …

The assimilation model is a theory of psychological change that depicts the self as a
community of internal voices, composed of traces of the person's experiences. The model …

Eagerly awaited by many counsellors and psychotherapists, this new edition includes an
updated preface, new content on recent research and new developments and debates …

The bond between client and therapist, a component of the global alliance, is widely
believed to play a crucial role in supporting the work of therapy. However, we know little …

Cognitive therapy has traditionally assumed that the therapy relationship provides a
necessary context for intervention but is insufficient alone to produce therapeutic change …