Research Books
The Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Handbook: A Guide for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Research is a vital and often daunting component of many counselling and psychotherapy courses. As well as completing their own research projects, trainees across modalities must understand the... (more)
Clinician's Guide to Research Methods in Family Therapy: Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice
A research methods text with a unique focus on evidence-based practice with couples and families, this book bridges the divide between research and clinical work. The text offers comprehensive,... (more)
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Psychotherapy Research
In this collection, international contributors come together to discuss how qualitative and quantitative methods can be used in psychotherapy research. The book considers the advantages and... (more)
Doing Practice-Based Research in Therapy: A Reflexive Approach
Learning how to use critical self-reflection creatively when practising therapy is an important component of training. This level of self-awareness is, however, often neglected in research, despite... (more)
Self Research: The Intersection of Therapy and Research
'Self research' is both a therapeutic and a research endeavour that enables the subject of the research to interpret and validate their own data. In Self Research, Ian Law outlines and draws together... (more)
The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory
Comprehensive textbook which compares three approaches to conducting research in the areas of humanities and social sciences. (more)
Doing Narrative Research: Second Edition
Written by an international team of experts in the field, the second edition of this popular text considers both the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of narrative research. The... (more)
High Quality Psychotherapy Research: From Conception to Piloting to National Trials
Although psychotherapy research shares many of the same methodological issues that pharmacology trials do, psychotherapy research poses unique challenges, including the difficulty (if not near... (more)
Understanding Research in Counselling
Many counselling courses have a strong research element built into the modules and students are expected to gain a thorough understanding of research issues early on in their studies. This accessible... (more)
An Introduction to Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Introducing the basic principles of research theory and practice, this book is the ideal starter text for any counselling trainee or practitioner learning about the research process for the first... (more)
Relational-Centred Research for Psychotherapists: Exploring Meanings and Experience
As an accessible introduction to setting up and conducting research, this book is the long-awaited answer to increasing competencies for psychotherapists and counsellors in clinical practice. (more)
Research on the Couch: Single Case Studies, Subjectivity, and Psychoanalytic Knowledge
Is psychoanalysis knowledge? Is psychoanalysis a science, or is it hermeneutics? Can clinical material be considered research data? Psychoanalysis is ambiguous about whether it is about meaning or... (more)
Self-Esteem
In this edited collection a distinguished set of contributors present a broad overview of psychological research on self-esteem. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and surveys... (more)
Introducing Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
Introducing the language of research in counselling and psychotherapy, this book will help students begin to identify as researchers and develop their research literacy and awareness. Worked examples... (more)
A Research Guide for Health and Clinical Psychology
This must-have, practical guide for trainee psychologists working towards their British Psychological Society (BPS) qualification in either health psychology or clinical psychology is designed to... (more)
The Psychology of Feeling Sorry: The Weight of the Soul
Can feeling genuinely sorry enable an important healing experience? Can relieving the weight of guilt restore a general sense of self-worth? Can an individual's dawning awareness give birth to... (more)
The Human Quest for Meaning: Theories Research and Applications: Second Edition
The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition... (more)
Transforming Self and Others Through Research
Brings the transformative approaches of transpersonal psychology to research in the human sciences and humanities.
Research approaches in the field of transpersonal psychology can be transformative... (more)
Qualitative Research Methods in Mental Health and Psychotherapy: A Guide for Students and Practitioners
This book provides a user-friendly introduction to the qualitative methods most commonly used in the mental health and psychotherapy arena. Chapters are written by leading researchers and the editors... (more)
Qualitative Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Second Edition
The need to show how and why counselling works has led to an explosion of research activity, and a growing focus on research in counselling and psychotherapy teaching and practice. Yet this book,... (more)
Case Study Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Case-based knowledge forms an essential element of the evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy practice. This book provides the reader with a unique introduction to the conceptual and... (more)
Fostering Now: Messages from Research
What are the consequences of fostering for children, their carers and their birth families? What are the best ways of recruiting, retaining and supporting foster carers? What are the most important... (more)
Mixed Methods Research: Merging Theory with Practice
This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs... (more)
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Resear
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is an increasingly popular approach to qualitative inquiry. This handy text covers its theoretical foundations and provides a detailed guide to... (more)
Researching, Reflecting and Writing About Work: Guidance on Training Course Assignments and Research for Psychotherapists and Counsellors
A guide to the research skills and critical thinking required to complete a research project for professional learning courses in counselling and psychotherapy. Written at a level easily accessible... (more)
Relocation, Gender and Emotion: A Psycho-Social Perspective on the Experiences of Military Wives
This book has two main aims: firstly, to provide a rare, detailed description of the use of a psychoanalytically informed, reflexive research method to achieve an in-depth understanding of social... (more)
This is Survivor Research
There has been a major development in health and social science research: it is now being carried out by people who had previously only been seen as its subjects. At the forefront are people with... (more)
Single Case Experimental Designs: Strategies for Studying Behavior Change
Single Case Experimental Designs provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the use of single case experimental designs. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive sourcebook on... (more)
Quality of Life Research: A Critical Introduction
'Quality of life' is one of the fastest growing areas of research and policy. The concept has an intuitive appeal as a measure of the well-being of individuals, communities and nations. It is... (more)
Child Psychotherapy and Research: New Approaches, Emerging Findings
Child Psychotherapy and Research brings together some of the most exciting and innovative research activity taking place within psychoanalytic child psychotherapy today. Drawing on the expertise of... (more)