Introduced by Sprenkle, Blow & Dickey (1999), common factors in marriage and family
therapy (MFT) have been discussed over the past two decades. Although the MFT common …

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

Abstract East Asian Americans, and Asian Americans broadly, engage in psychotherapy
less than their White and minority peers. Given the mental health needs of this growing …

Qualitative research methodologies can be used to generate insights and evidence around
core issues relating to policy and practice in psychotherapy and behavior change. A major …

Client discontinuation is prevalent in psychotherapy with up to half discontinuing therapy
before meeting the goals of therapy (Thalmayer, 2018). When therapists work to improve the …

Common factors in couple and family therapy (CFT) have been discussed theoretically and
clinically, with limited direct empirical support for CFT-specific common factors. The purpose …

Objectives Developing mental health services which are accessible and acceptable to those
from minority backgrounds continues to be a priority. In the United Kingdom, individuals who …

Premature discontinuation presents challenges to couple clients and therapists alike.
Although couple therapy has demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness, little is known about …

Therapy discontinuation, a term used to describe clients ending treatment prematurely, is a
common problem faced by mental healthcare professionals. This study considers how …

The clients' experiences of couple therapy, as gathered through open-ended qualitative
questions, has historically been underrepresented within the field. However, recent years …